Career switch, measured
From Payroll Specialist to General Manager
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 25% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Payroll, Process improvement, Regulatory compliance, Problem solving; the main skills to add are Leadership, Sales, Training and coaching, Retail operations.
25%
skill overlap
24,571
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPayroll SpecialistGeneral Manager
- Payroll99%17%
- Process improvement16%16%
- Regulatory compliance37%20%
- Problem solving21%18%
- Communication20%34%
- Stakeholder management13%22%
- Auditing43%11%
- Customer service18%25%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Payroll Specialist ones.
SkillPayroll SpecialistGeneral Manager
- Leadership13%77%
- Sales–48%
- Training and coaching8%48%
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Scheduling–24%
- Budgeting–23%
- Marketing–19%
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