Career Counselor: civilian jobs and transferable skills
Army 79S Career Counselor experience builds transferable skills in human resources, recruiting, communications, customer service, regulatory compliance, and accounting & finance. CivLaunch currently matches 4 open civilian jobs to this MOS, including Payroll Administrator at Piper Aircraft, Payroll Clerk at Héroux-Devtek, and Human Resources Generalist at Primus Aerospace.
About the 79S MOS
Advises commanders on the Army retention program and helps meet retention goals. Counsels Soldiers on careers, conducts retention interviews, determines reenlistment and extension eligibility, options, and bonuses, prepares and reviews reenlistment documents, processes reclassifications, and manages a retention program budget.
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Payroll Administrator
Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL
Strong Match
Business Administration
5+ years
Payroll administrator at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida. Uploads and audits time records, runs biweekly and off-cycle payroll, enters garnishments, deductions, rate changes, hires, and separations in the HR system, answers employee pay and tax questions, keeps payroll records, and helps with tax payments and year-end work. Needs five years of payroll, billing, or receivables; associate degree preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to human resources, accounting & finance, and communications.
Payroll clerk at the Héroux-Devtek landing gear plant in Strongsville, Ohio. Collects timesheets and runs biweekly payroll for three manufacturing plants in UKG and Baan, reviews pay changes and fixes discrepancies, answers employee pay questions confidentially, posts journal entries, and supports payroll audits and HR projects. Needs two years of multi-shift payroll and Excel; accounting coursework preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to human resources, accounting & finance, and customer service.
HR generalist at the Primus Aerospace plant in Reisterstown, Maryland. Checks timesheets and prepares payroll with accounting, manages leave and benefits questions, supports employee relations and investigations, tracks safety and AS9100 training records, onboards hires in BambooHR, and helps with recruiting. Wants about three years of HR or people management work. US citizenship required. Pays $60,000 to $75,000.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to human resources, communications, and customer service.
HR and front-office coordinator at Rhinestahl in Mason, Ohio. Greets visitors and handles calls and mail, schedules meetings and interviews, supports onboarding, benefits, training, and payroll changes, keeps employee records accurate and confidential in HR systems, and answers staff questions. Needs a high school diploma and one to three years of HR, office, or customer support work.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to human resources, communications, and customer service.