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Overview
Payroll clerks manage employee time sheets and pay checks, check that payroll information is correct and handle routine wage, benefit and payroll-report tasks.
In job descriptions, look for time sheet approval, wage calculation, payroll checks, employee benefits, taxes, financial records, payroll reports and contact with accounting or union representatives.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Payroll clerks collect approved time sheets, check overtime, sick days and vacation records, then prepare paychecks and payroll data. Work often combines employee questions, payroll reports, transaction tracing and careful data entry.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes wage calculation, payroll checks, time sheet approval, employee benefits, tax calculation, accounting records, budget review, payroll reports and basic mathematics.
Salary context
Salary context depends on payroll volume, pay-cycle deadlines, benefit complexity, tax and commission work, reporting responsibility, finance-system access and how much judgement is needed before payroll is released.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward payroll administrator, payroll specialist, benefits administration, accounting assistant, finance clerk, HR operations support or payroll reporting coordination.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name payroll software, time sheets, overtime, sick leave, vacation, benefits, taxes, pay-cycle deadlines, financial records and who approves exceptions.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
43-3051.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
43-3031.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Payroll clerks (4313)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ade351da-7bda-424e-8682-bbdcab2a25be |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 4313.1 |
| ISCO group | 4313 |
| Concept type | Occupation |