Payroll & timekeeping clerks

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Total Workforce

161k

Average Age

45.8

Average Salary

$44,730

Average Male Salary

$45,352

Average Female Salary

$44,636

About

Payroll & timekeeping clerks are most often employed by the Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services industry. The average yearly wage for Payroll & timekeeping clerks was $44,730 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Payroll & timekeeping clerks by wage are Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Music directors and composers, and Tire builders.

Payroll & timekeeping clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Payroll & timekeeping clerks are Pickaway, Union & Madison Counties PUMA, OH, Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY, and Seneca, Crawford & Wyandot Counties PUMA, OH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Payroll & timekeeping clerks are Seneca, Crawford & Wyandot Counties PUMA, OH, Pickaway, Union & Madison Counties PUMA, OH, and Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Payroll & timekeeping clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services is the industry that employs the most Payroll & timekeeping clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Payroll & timekeeping clerks, by average wage, is Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing . Payroll & timekeeping clerks are paid most in Rutherford, North Arlington & Hasbrouck Heights Boroughs PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Seneca, Crawford & Wyandot Counties PUMA, OH.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$44,730

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,153

In 2018, Payroll & timekeeping clerks earned an average of $44,730, $9,158 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers make somewhat more than Payroll & timekeeping clerks while Music directors and composers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Payroll & timekeeping clerks as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.273

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Payroll & timekeeping clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.273, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Payroll & timekeeping clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Payroll & timekeeping clerks.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Payroll & timekeeping clerks

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Payroll & timekeeping clerks.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Payroll & timekeeping clerks, by number of employees, are Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, Construction, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Payroll & timekeeping clerks, by average wage, are Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Scientific research & development services, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., and Banking & related activities.

Industries by Share

161k

2018 Workforce

± 9,846

5.95%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.28%

The number of people employed as Payroll & timekeeping clerks has been growing at a rate of 5.95%, from 151,961 people in 2017 to 161,004 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Payroll & timekeeping clerks employed by various industries. Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services employs the largest share of Payroll & timekeeping clerks at 9.97%, followed by Construction with 9.06% and Elementary & secondary schools with 4.35%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Payroll & timekeeping clerks in the US. The average age of male Payroll & timekeeping clerks in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Payroll & timekeeping clerks is 46.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Payroll & timekeeping clerks is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

21.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,569

140k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,178

86.9% of Payroll & timekeeping clerks are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Payroll & timekeeping clerks.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Payroll & timekeeping clerks

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

65.7% of Payroll & timekeeping clerks are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11% of Payroll & timekeeping clerks, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Payroll & timekeeping clerks.

Age by Gender

39.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.22

46.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.826

The median age of Payroll & timekeeping clerks is 45.8, and Male employees are generally 7.03 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Payroll & timekeeping clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Payroll & timekeeping clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Payroll & timekeeping clerks hold a major in Business.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Payroll & timekeeping clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll & timekeeping clerks need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Payroll & timekeeping clerks need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening.