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How can I become a Payroll Administrator
- The most common career steps to get to Payroll Administrator are Benefits Coordinator, Bookkeeper and Paralegal based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Benefits Coordinator, the most common step before Payroll Administrator, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Benefits Coordinator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Payroll Administrator that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Payroll Administrator career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Payroll Administrator so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Benefits Coordinator isn't from the same job family as Payroll Administrator, Database, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Bookkeeper also being a common career path to Payroll Administrator.
What should I know about the Payroll Administrator career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Payroll Administrator are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Business Administration, Master Of Business Administration (m.b.a) In Human Resource Management, and Master Of Business Administration (m.b.a) In Management. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Payroll Administrator is part of the Database job family which has a limited number of unique role types (17) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Payroll Administrator.