Vocational Programs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Career

The role of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks is to 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..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $54,690 and $26 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks career. Based on BLS data, a total of 157,230 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks is $10,253. The average length of the programs is 602 hours and the average completion time is 8.56 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. Total 639 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	639	$10,253	$820	602 Hours	8.56 Months

Related Occupations to Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks.

Related Occupations toPayroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Administrative Services Managers	243K	$121,200	$58
Financial Managers	787K	$174,820	$84
Compensation and Benefits Managers	18,690	$150,940	$73
Human Resources Managers	201K	$154,740	$74
Human Resources Specialists	896K	$76,060	$37
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	99,850	$80,620	$39
Accountants and Auditors	1,436K	$90,780	$44
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,505K	$68,620	$33
Billing and Posting Clerks	430K	$47,120	$23
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,502K	$49,580	$24
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
File Clerks	82,290	$40,730	$20
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	101K	$48,800	$23
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,004K	$36,590	$18
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	484K	$73,680	$35
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,785K	$45,490	$22
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26

Schools offering vocational programs for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

The following 633 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.