As of June 2026, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks has an AI-exposure score of 83/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

83/100
Very High exposure
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More exposed than 99% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$58,260. About 13,000 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Administrative roles

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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
  • Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  • Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
  • Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  • Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
  • Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  • Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  • Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
  • Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
  • Prepare and file payroll tax returns.
  • Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits, such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
  • Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
  • Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
  • Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
  • Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
  • Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
  • Conduct verifications of employment.
  • Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
  • Balance cash and payroll accounts.
  • Train employees on organizations' timekeeping systems.
Augmentable

No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).

Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).

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