Office & Admin

Payroll Clerks

SOC 43-3051

Make sure everyone gets paid correctly and on time.

Median pay

$58k

$48k to $70k typical range

Outlook

Declining

13k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

55%

modeled estimate · 73th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

30/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Mathematics
Writing
Speaking
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.