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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
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.
What a payroll and timekeeping clerk does
Become a payroll and timekeeping clerk
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good payroll and timekeeping clerk
- Reading work related information.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $38 per hour with a typical salary of $74,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $30 and $44 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $25,000 and $80,100 per year.
- 60% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $33 per hour with a typical salary of $33,500 per year.
- 25% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Payroll And Timekeeping Clerk job outlook
- There are 4,075 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 677 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 18% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.