Occupation Profile

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

(SOC Code : 43-3051)

in California

Compile and post employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions. May prepare paychecks.

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months) .

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2012	1st Qtr	$21.17	$16.93	$20.93	$25.32

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2010 - 2020	23,700	26,900	3,200	13.5	810

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Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Elementary and Secondary Schools

17,985

7.2%

Management of Companies and Enterprises

914

5.1%

Employment Services

6,297

4.5%

Building Equipment Contractors

29,622

3.0%

Building Finishing Contractors

18,636

3.0%

Automobile Dealers

8,134

2.2%

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

1,393

1.8%

Nursing Care Facilities

2,386

1.8%

Office Administrative Services

2,198

1.6%

Building Foundation/Exterior Contractors

10,040

1.4%

Other Specialty Trade Contractors

14,281

1.4%

Accommodation

11,143

1.2%

Residential Building Construction

22,021

1.0%

Offices of Physicians

62,928

1.0%

Nonresidential Building Construction

16,804

1.0%

Utility System Construction

1,731

1.0%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.

Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.

Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.

Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.

Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.

Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.

Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.

Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.

Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.

Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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