Also called: Production Payroll Accountant
Handles paychecks for film crews and actors, applying complex union rules.
A payroll specialist calculates overtime, meal penalties, and union benefits for 200 crew members each week. Entertainment payroll has unusual rules that make it a specialty.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. A two-year degree or certificate in accounting or payroll, then on-the-job training at an entertainment payroll company in union pay rules.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Accounting.
Growing about average. Steady.
High risk for 10 years. Payroll software and AI now apply union rules and fringes automatically, cutting jobs; tricky edge cases and audits still need experts.
Classes: Accounting, Business math, Computer applications, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-3051.
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