Skills for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for payroll and timekeeping clerks, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Mathematics as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags ADP Workforce Now, Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Reading Comprehension3.88
- 2.Active Listening3.75
- 3.Mathematics3.25
- 4.Writing3.12
- 5.Speaking3.12
- 6.Critical Thinking3.12
- 7.Monitoring3
- 8.Active Learning2.75
- 9.Learning Strategies2.25
- 10.Science1
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Knowledge areas
- Administrative
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Economics and Accounting
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Computers and Electronics
Core work activities
- Working with Computers
- Processing Information
- Getting Information
- Performing Administrative Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
In-demand tools & technology
- ADP Workforce Now
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Oracle HRIS
- Payroll software
- Workday software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAP software
- ADP Enterprise HR
- ADP eTIME
- ADP PC/Payroll
- API Navigator
- Asure Software HCM