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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

43-3051 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

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. Excludes "Bookkeeping,
Accounting, and Auditing Clerks" (43-3031).

National
estimates for this occupation
Industry profile
for this occupation
Geographic profile
for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)

Employment
RSE (3)

Mean hourly
wage

Mean annual
wage (2)

Wage RSE (3)

176,320

1.0 %

$18.31

$38,080

0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile

10%

25%

50%
(Median)

75%

90%

Hourly Wage

$11.56

$14.47

$17.87

$21.86

$26.24

Annual Wage (2)

$24,050

$30,100

$37,160

$45,470

$54,580

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this
occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in
this occupation, see the Create Customized
Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment (1)

Percent of industry
employment

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Management
of Companies and Enterprises

12,700

0.67

$19.15

$39,830

Accounting,
Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

11,540

1.39

$17.79

$36,990

Local
Government (OES Designation)

11,020

0.20

$19.44

$40,430

Elementary
and Secondary Schools

10,530

0.13

$18.91

$39,330

Employment
Services

9,390

0.32

$16.34

$33,990

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this
occupation:

Industry

Employment (1)

Percent of industry
employment

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Accounting,
Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

11,540

1.39

$17.79

$36,990

Office
Administrative Services

2,980

0.74

$18.55

$38,580

Management
of Companies and Enterprises

12,700

0.67

$19.15

$39,830

Highway,
Street, and Bridge Construction

1,500

0.50

$18.35

$38,160

Footwear
Manufacturing

50

0.37

$14.99

$31,170

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry

Employment (1)

Percent of industry
employment

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Postal
Service

330

0.05

$26.08

$54,250

Other
Information Services

290

0.19

$23.94

$49,790

Deep Sea,
Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation

110

0.29

$23.29

$48,440

Computer and
Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

70

0.05

$22.44

$46,680

Grantmaking
and Giving Services

170

0.13

$22.39

$46,560

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location
quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all
areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized
Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

California

22,960

1.64

1.19

$20.88

$43,430

Texas

15,330

1.49

1.08

$17.43

$36,250

New York

11,110

1.32

0.96

$19.51

$40,590

Pennsylvania

9,100

1.64

1.19

$18.01

$37,470

Florida

7,740

1.08

0.79

$16.16

$33,620

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in
this occupation:

State

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Alaska

810

2.59

1.89

$20.41

$42,450

Louisiana

3,430

1.87

1.36

$16.38

$34,070

Montana

790

1.86

1.36

$15.54

$32,320

Idaho

1,100

1.85

1.35

$15.62

$32,500

Oklahoma

2,600

1.74

1.26

$16.31

$33,930

Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

District of
Columbia

710

1.10

0.80

$25.37

$52,770

Connecticut

2,210

1.38

1.00

$21.04

$43,760

California

22,960

1.64

1.19

$20.88

$43,430

Alaska

810

2.59

1.89

$20.41

$42,450

Washington

3,360

1.23

0.90

$20.16

$41,920

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this
occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

New York-White
Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

6,260

1.24

0.90

$20.37

$42,370

Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

5,090

1.33

0.97

$20.84

$43,340

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville,
IL Metropolitan Division

4,170

1.16

0.85

$19.91

$41,410

Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown, TX

3,780

1.48

1.08

$18.41

$38,300

Dallas-Plano-Irving,
TX Metropolitan Division

3,240

1.59

1.15

$20.12

$41,840

Philadelphia, PA
Metropolitan Division

3,160

1.74

1.27

$20.01

$41,630

Atlanta-Sandy
Springs-Marietta, GA

3,000

1.35

0.98

$19.18

$39,890

Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

2,540

1.48

1.08

$20.30

$42,230

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale,
AZ

2,310

1.36

0.99

$18.21

$37,870

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy,
MA NECTA Division

2,250

1.34

0.98

$20.95

$43,580

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location
quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

El Centro, CA

170

3.46

2.52

$18.30

$38,060

Pocatello, ID

100

3.02

2.20

$13.48

$28,050

Corvallis, OR

100

3.00

2.18

$16.54

$34,400

Decatur, AL

130

2.58

1.88

$14.91

$31,010

Salinas, CA

390

2.56

1.86

$18.49

$38,450

Lawton, OK

100

2.35

1.71

$15.89

$33,050

Modesto, CA

350

2.33

1.70

$16.59

$34,510

Houma-Bayou
Cane-Thibodaux, LA

210

2.30

1.67

$14.68

$30,540

Anchorage, AK

390

2.30

1.67

$19.47

$40,500

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville,
CA

1,840

2.29

1.67

$20.61

$42,870

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

San
Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division

2,100

2.19

1.59

$24.84

$51,660

San
Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

1,140

1.30

0.94

$24.36

$50,680

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward,
CA Metropolitan Division

1,330

1.40

1.02

$23.48

$48,840

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division

2,010

0.87

0.63

$23.31

$48,490

Danbury, CT

90

1.33

0.97

$23.06

$47,960

Vallejo-Fairfield,
CA

210

1.83

1.33

$22.16

$46,100

New Haven, CT

290

1.10

0.80

$22.10

$45,960

San Luis
Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

130

1.30

0.94

$22.05

$45,860

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett,
WA Metropolitan Division

1,530

1.11

0.81

$22.01

$45,770

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick,
MD Metropolitan Division

570

1.03

0.75

$21.71

$45,150

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Kansas
nonmetropolitan area

820

2.16

1.57

$14.90

$31,000

Northwestern
Texas nonmetropolitan area

490

2.00

1.45

$14.82

$30,820

Southwest New
York nonmetropolitan area

470

2.47

1.79

$14.17

$29,480

Other North
Carolina nonmetropolitan area

460

1.58

1.15

$16.47

$34,250

Western
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

390

1.60

1.16

$16.18

$33,660

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and
location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Southeast
Alaska nonmetropolitan area

210

5.91

4.30

$21.55

$44,830

North Valley
Region of California nonmetropolitan area

80

2.98

2.17

$17.13

$35,640

Southwestern
Montana nonmetropolitan area

310

2.61

1.90

$15.67

$32,600

Northwest
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area

70

2.52

1.83

$17.94

$37,320

Southwest New
York nonmetropolitan area

470

2.47

1.79

$14.17

$29,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment (1)

Employment per thousand
jobs

Location quotient (9)

Hourly mean wage

Annual mean wage (2)

Southwestern
Washington nonmetropolitan area

120

1.97

1.44

$21.58

$44,890

Southeast
Alaska nonmetropolitan area

210

5.91

4.30

$21.55

$44,830

Railbelt /
Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area

130

1.87

1.36

$21.16

$44,010

Central
Washington nonmetropolitan area

100

1.68

1.22

$21.11

$43,910

North Central
Colorado nonmetropolitan area

40

0.60

0.44

$20.97

$43,620

About May 2011
National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in
all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all
states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures
are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a
certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile
wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50
percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile
wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals
because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do
not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly
mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for
those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the
annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey
data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the
reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard
error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration
of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A
location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher
share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one
indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011
Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates

May 2011 National
Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of
Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of
Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical
Notes

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012

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