AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 43-3051.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks?

Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

Estimated AI task exposure
90%

Very High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

21 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

79/100

Physical moat

6/100

Human moat

13/100

Rating coverage

100%

21 task statements / 21 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Importance 94/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.87
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.84
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
Importance 89/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.82
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
Importance 92/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.81
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
Importance 90/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.80
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
Importance 89/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 35/100Weight 0.78
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
Importance 90/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 50/100Weight 0.77
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
Importance 93/100Relevance 84/100Frequency 40/100Weight 0.76
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
Importance 84/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 44/100Weight 0.76
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
Importance 92/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 42/100Weight 0.75

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$58,260

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

153,140

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-15.9%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

11

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

85 points lower exposure • 53% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

85 points lower exposure • 54% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

85 points lower exposure • 54% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

5%

85 points lower exposure • 54% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,550 Growth 2025–2035: +4.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

85 points lower exposure • 52% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

84 points lower exposure • 54% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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