The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the payroll clerk occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Ten duties are broken down into a number of tasks and for each task a two-page table is presented, showing on the first page: tools, equipment, materials, objects acted upon; performance knowledge (related also to decisions, cues and errors); safety--hazard; and on the second page: science; math--number systems; and communications (performance modes, examples, and skills and concepts.) The duties include: supervising activities of payroll department; maintaining department personnel level; maintaining and establishing communications of the payroll department; preparing employer tax reports; establishing and maintaining files; preparing individual employee records; computing wages, salaries, and payroll deductions; paying the payroll; and posting wages and salary data. Appended are lists of general office supplies and safety hazards and precautions. (BP)