DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

Occupational Description:
Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees? time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks. Excludes ?Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks? (43-3031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 18030$22.28/hr$0.76/hr$15.23/hr$18.72/hr$22.61/hr$26.21/hr$29.46/hr
Minnesota 2,480141$24.91/hr$0.32/hr$17.47/hr$20.95/hr$24.85/hr$29.09/hr$32.17/hr
U S 142,7001,427$23.07/hr$0.09/hr$14.76/hr$18.01/hr$22.47/hr$27.75/hr$32.22/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services60$23.36/hr
Public Administration30$25.54/hr
Manufacturing30$23.64/hr
Other Regional Data For Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,590 $26.23/hr -15.0%
Central Minnesota 280 $23.26/hr -13.8%
Southwest Minnesota 190 $21.64/hr -13.6%
Northwest Minnesota 180 $22.61/hr -16.5%
Southeast Minnesota 130 $23.20/hr -13.6%
Northeast Minnesota 100 $20.70/hr -13.2%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators540$18.25/hr0.6%
Procurement Clerks120$18.46/hrN/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service110$21.18/hr-4.1%
Statistical AssistantsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks