Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Local, state, and federal government agencies
Business management companies
Temporary worker agencies
Schools

Outlook

Demand for this career is declining. This is due to automation because many employees can now enter their own payroll and timekeeping information by computer. Companies still need payroll clerks to calculate payroll and make sure employees are paid.

Many jobs will be available as current payroll and timekeeping clerks move to other careers or retire.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks (CIS 100150)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	3,949 Medium	&	-12.2%	8.2%	>>>>	331 Moderate
Champaign Area	77 Small	&	-13.0%	5.2%	>>>>	6 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	70 Small	&	-11.4%	2.9%	>>>>	6 Very few
Cook County	1,760 Medium	&	-12.3%	9.2%	>>>>	146 Few
Decatur Area	29 Very small	&	-24.1%	3.8%	>>>>	1 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	174 Small	&	-10.9%	10.3%	>>>>	15 Very few
Du Page County	450 Medium	&	-12.9%	8.8%	>>>>	37 Very few
Edwardsville Area	58 Very small	&	-3.4%	12.4%	>>>>	6 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	21 Very small	&	-33.3%	-0.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	46 Very small	&	-13.0%	6.0%	>>>>	3 Very few
Lake County	246 Medium	&	-8.9%	11.7%	>>>>	22 Very few
McHenry County	53 Very small	&	-11.3%	7.6%	>>>>	4 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	56 Small	&	-14.3%	4.4%	>>>>	4 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	69 Small	&	-14.5%	4.3%	>>>>	6 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	174 Small	&	-15.5%	4.5%	>>>>	14 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	54 Small	&	-18.5%	3.5%	>>>>	4 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	71 Small	&	-11.3%	5.6%	>>>>	6 Very few
Rockford Area	95 Small	&	-14.7%	6.6%	>>>>	8 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	23 Very small	&	-21.7%	1.1%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	67 Small	&	-14.9%	4.6%	>>>>	5 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	80 Small	&	-15.0%	0.9%	>>>>	7 Very few
Vermilion County	11 Very small	&	-18.2%	-0.5%	>>>>	0 None
Will County	140 Small	&	-5.7%	14.9%	>>>>	12 Very few
United States	165,400 Large	&	-16.4%	2.8%	>>>>	12,500 Few