Payroll and timekeeping clerks need to:

Communicate

• Understand spoken information.
• Understand written information.
• Read and understand work-related materials.
• Write clearly so other people can understand.
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• Listen to others and ask questions.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.

Reason and Problem Solve

• Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
• Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
• Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
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• Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
• Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
• Recognize the nature of a problem.

Use Math and Science

• Choose a mathematical method or formula to solve problems.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide quickly and correctly.
• Use math skills to solve problems.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

• Check how well one is learning or doing something.

Work with People

• Look for ways to help people.