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Payroll Clerk

OSCA 541331·ANZSCO 551311

Employed

20,200

Part-time share

35.7%

Female share

87.5%

Median age

45 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Payroll Clerk is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Diploma of Payroll Services and Certificate IV in Payroll Administration.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Payroll Clerk. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

There is no single national fee or length for training that leads to Payroll Clerk. Each provider sets its own price, study mode, and entry rules. Those rules can include past study, an English level, work experience, or an interview. Check the AQF level, and whether you study in Australia or online, before you enquire.

About this career

Collects, organises and enters information into payroll systems to calculate pay and deductions of employees.

What they typically do

  • Creates and maintains employee records
  • Processes payments to employees, including pay adjustments
  • Prepares separation certificates or transfers
  • Interprets and applies legislation, awards and enterprise agreements
  • Maintains records relating to leave taken, overtime, promotions, transfers and other variations to wages or salaries and employment arrangements

Where they work

Health Care and Social Assistance

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Payroll Clerk.