OES Code: 553410

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PAYROLL & TIMEKEEPING CLERKS

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks compute wages and post wage data to payroll records and/or keep a daily record showing time of arrival and departure from work of employees. They compute earnings from timesheets and work tickets using a calculator. They operate posting machines to compute and subtract deductions. They enter net wages on earnings record cards, check stubs, and payroll sheets.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
410	430	5%	20	60	80

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PAYROLL & TIMEKEEPING CLERKS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
7363	Temporary help agencies
9030	Local government, except education
2911	Petroleum refiners
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
6021	National commercial banks
6531	Real estate agents & managers
8051	Skilled nursing care facilities
8741	Management services
8742	Management consulting services
7361	Employment agencies
8731	Commercial physical & biological research
1541	General contractors--industrial buildings/warehouses
8711	Engineering services
1771	Concrete work contractors
6411	Insurance agents, brokers & services
7372	Prepackaged software
7389	Business services, all other
8222	Junior colleges & technical institutes
8721	Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping services
1521	General contractors--single-family houses
1611	Highway & street construction
1629	Heavy construction, all other
1752	Floor laying & other floor work, all other
1799	Special trade contractors, all other
4953	Refuse systems
6211	Security brokers & dealers
7338	Secretarial & court-reporting services
7997	Membership sports & recreation clubs
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8641	Civic, social & fraternal associations

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.