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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

8 of these workflows come from what this role does day to day. The whole role accounts for 51.8% of its rated work in fixed-rule activities, measured by the U.S. Department of Labor’s own importance and frequency ratings — the rest of the job needs judgment or a person. Nothing here replaces anybody; it takes the repetitive part off their desk.

Built · proved in test

Flag transactions that don’t match across records

Done by about 9 million people across 8 job roles, several times a day.

When matching transaction records arrive from two sources then Flag the mismatched transaction for review

Acts when the amount variance is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the amounts from both sources match, and stops.

Reads
transaction id, source a amount, source b amount, source a name, source b name, transaction date
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1177, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 432 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Notify Owner
  9. Pair Result
  10. Delivered?
  11. Wait Before Retry
  12. Retry (once)
  13. Pair Retry Result
  14. Retry Delivered?
  15. Record Seen
  16. Log: Done
  17. Log: Missing Fields
  18. Log: Duplicate
  19. Log: Not Applicable
  20. Log: Delivery Failed

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1177
  • rule does not apply — execution 1178
  • missing field halts — execution 1179

Found by reading the published duties of Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, Cashiers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

File incoming documents in the right location

Done by about 6.2 million people across 17 job roles, several times a day.

When a document or record is received then Log document filed to location

Acts every time the trigger fires.

Reads
document id, document type, received date, destination location, sender name
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1120, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 452 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Store Record
  8. Record Seen
  9. Log: Done
  10. Log: Missing Fields
  11. Log: Duplicate

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1120
  • missing field halts — execution 1121

Found by reading the published duties of Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, Embalmers in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Enter received document data into database

Done by about 3.9 million people across 24 job roles, several times a day.

When a source document or record is received then Enter document data into database

Acts when the data verified is true. Otherwise it logs that the document data has not been verified yet, and stops.

Reads
document id, document type, received date, data verified, page count
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1100, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 427 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Store Record
  9. Record Seen
  10. Log: Done
  11. Log: Missing Fields
  12. Log: Duplicate
  13. Log: Not Applicable

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1100
  • rule does not apply — execution 1101
  • missing field halts — execution 1102

Found by reading the published duties of Appraisers of Personal and Business Property, Bioinformatics Technicians in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Flag data entries that don’t match source

Done by about 3.2 million people across 9 job roles, several times a day.

When a data record is entered or updated then Flag entry for source mismatch

Acts when the values match is False. Otherwise it logs that the recorded value matches the source document, and stops.

Reads
record id, recorded value, source value, entered by, entered at
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1141, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 629 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Notify Owner
  9. Pair Result
  10. Delivered?
  11. Wait Before Retry
  12. Retry (once)
  13. Pair Retry Result
  14. Retry Delivered?
  15. Record Seen
  16. Log: Done
  17. Log: Missing Fields
  18. Log: Duplicate
  19. Log: Not Applicable
  20. Log: Delivery Failed

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1141
  • rule does not apply — execution 1142
  • missing field halts — execution 1143

Found by reading the published duties of Social Science Research Assistants, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Update the personnel record after a change

Done by about 4.7 million people across 6 job roles, several times a day.

When A personnel change form is submitted then Log personnel record update

Acts when the change applied is true. Otherwise it logs that the change form has not been approved yet, and stops.

Reads
employee id, form id, change type, submitted at, change applied
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1473, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 369 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Store Record
  9. Record Seen
  10. Log: Done
  11. Log: Missing Fields
  12. Log: Duplicate
  13. Log: Not Applicable

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1473
  • rule does not apply — execution 1474
  • missing field halts — execution 1475

Found by reading the published duties of First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Deliver finalized documents to recipients

Done by about 333,000 people across 2 job roles, daily.

On a schedule Every Friday morning on the regular delivery schedule then Deliver finalized document to designated recipients

Acts when the is finalized is true. Otherwise it logs that the document has not been finalized yet, and stops.

Reads
document id, document type, recipient email, is finalized, scheduled date
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1079, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 434 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Notify Owner
  9. Pair Result
  10. Delivered?
  11. Wait Before Retry
  12. Retry (once)
  13. Pair Retry Result
  14. Retry Delivered?
  15. Record Seen
  16. Log: Done
  17. Log: Missing Fields
  18. Log: Duplicate
  19. Log: Not Applicable
  20. Log: Delivery Failed

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1079
  • rule does not apply — execution 1080
  • missing field halts — execution 1081

Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks, Court, Municipal, and License Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Flag employee records that don’t match source data

Done by about 153,000 people across 1 job role, daily.

When employee information is submitted or updated then Flag mismatched employee record

Acts when the value match is False. Otherwise it logs that the submitted value matches the source of record, and stops.

Reads
employee id, field name, submitted value, source value, submitted at
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1144, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 531 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Notify Owner
  9. Pair Result
  10. Delivered?
  11. Wait Before Retry
  12. Retry (once)
  13. Pair Retry Result
  14. Retry Delivered?
  15. Record Seen
  16. Log: Done
  17. Log: Missing Fields
  18. Log: Duplicate
  19. Log: Not Applicable
  20. Log: Delivery Failed

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1144
  • rule does not apply — execution 1145
  • missing field halts — execution 1146

Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

Built · proved in test

Enroll employees in recurring payroll deductions

Done by about 153,000 people across 1 job role, more than weekly.

When an employee enrolls in a payroll deduction program then Log the new payroll deduction

Acts when the deduction amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the deduction amount is zero or less, and stops.

Reads
enrollment id, employee id, deduction program id, deduction amount, enrollment date, pay frequency
Evidence
Proved in test: n8n execution 1092, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 314 ms.
What it does, step by step
  1. Trigger
  2. Normalize
  3. Required Fields?
  4. Load Recent
  5. Dedupe Gate
  6. First Time?
  7. Applies?
  8. Store Record
  9. Record Seen
  10. Log: Done
  11. Log: Missing Fields
  12. Log: Duplicate
  13. Log: Not Applicable

Checked in test:

  • acts on it — execution 1092
  • rule does not apply — execution 1093
  • missing field halts — execution 1094

Found by reading the published duties of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks in the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET database.

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