All new eligible members must be enrolled in TSERS as part of the ORBIT employer reporting process. 

It is important to accurately report all employees each month so they can receive credit toward their retirement and receive resources, such as MARS (Member Annual Retirement Statement), each year.

Enrollment Process

After the ORBIT payroll deadline, each employer should obtain a list of new employees by performing the following steps:

1. Click on “Download Member ID” and select the option to “Retrieve Only New Members.” (See Figures 1 and 2 below.) (Note: It is best to save the report to your work computer for future reference.)
    
2. The employer should then communicate the Member Identification (ID) number to each newly hired employee and instruct the employee to log on to ORBIT to activate his or her personal account and designate a beneficiary(ies).

The member can access more information on our website which provides an overview of the benefits provided and available under the North Carolina Retirement Systems.

NOTE: An error in the initial payroll record will delay the availability of the member ID.