Roles · Accounting and bookkeeping

AI payroll technician

Computes wages and deductions, processes paychecks, and reconciles payroll discrepancies for the business.

Gabriel Tamihana“I compute wages and process paychecks for employees.”An example character, not a real person.
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Payroll technician · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  2. Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  3. Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks” (O*NET 43-3051.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  • Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  • Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.

Payroll technician · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Workday software
  • Intuit QuickBooks

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits