Time accounting software
Technology category · O*NET
Time accounting software is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 75 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 69th percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
| Software / tool | Occupations | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| Payroll software | 15 | |
| Kronos Workforce Timekeeper | 13 | Hot In demand |
| Timekeeping software | 13 | |
| Time and attendance software | 4 | |
| Time reporting software | 4 | |
| Time tracking software | 4 | |
| Electronic Time Clock ETC | 3 | |
| HMS | 3 | |
| Kronos Workforce Payroll | 3 | |
| Microsoft Great Plains Personal Data Keeper | 3 | |
| Work Technology WorkTech Time | 3 | |
| WorkForce Software EmpCenter Time and Attendance | 3 | |
| ADP Enterprise eTIME | 2 | |
| ADP Pay eXpert | 2 | |
| ADP eTIME | 2 | |
| ADP ezLaborManager | 2 | |
| Equative TimeLedger | 2 | |
| Exact Software Macola ES Labor Performance | 2 | |
| Norchard Solutions Succession Wizard | 2 | |
| Sage Timeslips | 2 | |
| Workbrain Time and Attendance | 2 | |
| ADP PC/Payroll | 1 | |
| Aestiva Employee Time Clock | 1 | |
| Asure Software HCM | 1 | |
| Automated payroll software | 1 | |
| Automated timekeeping software | 1 | |
| BMH Open4 Payroll | 1 | |
| Blumenthal Software PBSW24 | 1 | |
| Countryside Data Ag Payroll | 1 | |
| CyberShift Workforce Management 3G Time and Attendance | 1 | |
| Data Management TimeClock Plus | 1 | |
| EBS On Line InstaPay | 1 | |
| Galaxy Technologies TimeStar Enterprise | 1 | |
| Hagel Unitime Systems | 1 | |
| Infotronics Attendance Enterprise | 1 | |
| Jantek Electronics Jupiter Time & Attendance | 1 | |
| Jantek Jupiter Time Attendance | 1 | |
| Lathem Time PayClock EZ | 1 | |
| MPAY Millennium | 1 | |
| NuView EBS | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 67 products in this category.
Occupations that use Time accounting software
- Accountants and Auditors
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
- Bakers
- Bill and Account Collectors
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Chief Executives
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Computer Network Architects
- Construction Managers
- Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
- Customer Service Representatives
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
- Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
- Floral Designers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Human Resources Managers
- Human Resources Specialists
- Lawyers
Showing 40 of 75 occupations.
How AI is used by roles that use Time accounting software
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Time accounting software and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 54.7% of the 75 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (41 roles).
Across those roles, 48.2% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 39.6% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.26 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| directive | 36.2% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| task iteration | 30.7% | you and AI go back and forth |
| learning | 13.5% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| validation | 4.0% | you do it; AI checks your work |
| feedback loop | 3.4% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 36.3% | 3.0/5 |
| Chief Executives | 65.7% | 3.0/5 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 62.6% | 3.0/5 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 52.8% | 3.0/5 |
| Lawyers | 69.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 39.3% | 3.0/5 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 43.8% | 3.8/5 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 66.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Customer Service Representatives | 35.5% | 3.0/5 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 53.8% | 4.0/5 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 55.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 33.1% | 3.0/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Time accounting software, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Time accounting software matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Time accounting software (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 19.4% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Time accounting software (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4,712,120 | 20.4% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3,053,700 | 28.4% |
| Retail Trade | 2,736,850 | 17.6% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 2,572,820 | 34.8% |
| Manufacturing | 2,223,620 | 17.4% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2,061,850 | 22.8% |
| Construction | 1,685,520 | 20.8% |
| Finance and Insurance | 1,566,050 | 25.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,375,310 | 22.8% |
| Educational Services | 1,079,140 | 7.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 981,010 | 22.2% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 936,340 | 33.3% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | National industry | 1.91× | 37.1% |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 1.9× | 36.8% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 1.79× | 34.8% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 1.72× | 33.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | Sector | 1.69× | 32.8% |
| Utilities | Sector | 1.5× | 29.1% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 1.46× | 28.4% |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 1.45× | 28.1% |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | National industry | 1.39× | 26.9% |
| Finance and Insurance | Sector | 1.3× | 25.2% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 1.25× | 24.3% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 1.18× | 22.8% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Time accounting software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/time-accounting-software
Singulariki. (2026). Time accounting software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/time-accounting-software
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