Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Business Management & Administration · Administrative Support
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $37,330; experienced workers reach $73,090. About 980 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- -7.9%
- Openings a year
- 98
- Employed in 2024
- 1,035
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
2 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Active Listening3.4
- Mathematics3.1
- Writing3.1
- Speaking3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Monitoring3.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
What the work is
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.
- Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
- Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
- Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
- Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
- Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
- Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less21%
- Some college30%
- Associate degree17%
- Bachelor's degree32%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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