Payroll or timekeeping clerk
Gathers and records employee time and pay data, and may work out hours, wages, and deductions or prepare paychecks.
Will AI replace payroll or timekeeping clerk jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 73 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 5% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Give employees and managers information on payroll, taxes, and benefit plans
- Gather employee time, production, and pay data from time sheets and records
- Work out wages and deductions and enter the data into computers
What stays human
- Process and issue paychecks and earnings statements
- Prepare and balance period-end reports and match payrolls to bank statements
- Keep up with changes in tax and deduction laws for payroll
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -15.9%. Typical pay: $58,260 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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