Career Intelligence

What's next for Accounts Payable?

Explore career trajectories based on data from millions of professional social network profiles. See the paths people take, the roles they grow into, and how careers evolve over time.

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2012
Peak year · 13,920 people
19,080
Started here (first job)
Accounts Payable Specialist
Top role after 5 years
Accounts Payable Specialist
Top role after 10 years

Career Flow Over Time

Above zero: People still in this role. Below zero: Where they went after (stacked by destination).

Where They Come From

Previous roles people held before becoming Accounts Payable.

Career Transitions by Time Period

Top roles people move into after Accounts Payable, broken down by years after.

Role +1y +2y +5y +10y +20y
Accounts Payable Specialist 26.1% 24.6% 22.1% 20.1% 11.7%
Staff Accountant 19.2% 18.5% 13.9% 11.9% —
Accountant 13.1% 14.3% 15.8% 13.1% —
Office Manager 11.1% 10.8% 11.7% 13.7% 18.1%
Administrative Assistant 9.9% 11.8% 10.6% 10.3% 10.6%
Accounting Manager — 6.3% 8.5% 12.8% 8.5%
Senior Accountant — 7.9% 10.8% — 9.6%
Owner — — — 10.0% 18.1%
Accounts Payable Coordinator 7.5% — — — —
Accounts Payable Manager — — — 8.2% 8.5%
Bookkeeper 6.5% — — — —
Accounting Specialist 6.5% — — — —
Accounts Payable Clerk — 5.9% — — —
Accounts Payable Supervisor — — 6.5% — —
Controller — — — — 14.9%

Where They Go Over Time

Top roles at each career milestone after becoming Accounts Payable.

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