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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 15.9% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #138 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -15.9% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $58,260 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 159,600 in the US, with about 11,400 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Maintain operational records24%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Verify personal information14%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 782 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data8%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Calculate financial data5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,147 Copilot conversations and completed it 72% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources5%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Present research or technical information4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 84 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 11,400 openings a year as people retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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On the wire.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.22, higher than 73% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 43-3051 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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