Compare Tax Preparers & Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Tax Preparers Not Available
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $62,400
Similar skills & knowledge

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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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skills & knowledge Gaps

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Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers
Medium
Administrative Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Very High

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

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Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers
Low
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
High

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers
Low
Administration and Management Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
High

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

No license found in District of Columbia

Certification

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Certification for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers

5 related certifications

Certification for Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

6 related certifications

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