Pivoting from payroll clerk to something new, payroll clerk here

My layoff made me rethink whether to stay in my field. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. I have a little time and a small budget for training. How did you start?

I took a small pay cut for a year, and it was worth it for the growth afterwards.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 9 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.