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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

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	Median Wage (USD, 2023)	Projected Job Openings (2022-2032)	Projected Growth (2022-2032)
National Statistics	$74,530	8,200	7.00%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$74,530

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

8,200

Projected Job Openings (2022-2032)

7.00%

Projected Growth (2022-2032)

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Develop organizational policies or programs.
Administer compensation or benefits programs.
Analyze jobs using observation, survey, or interview techniques.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Advise others on human resources topics.
Establish business management methods.
Maintain personnel records.
Prepare operational reports.
Oversee business processes.
Arrange collective bargaining agreements.
Analyze business or financial data.
Evaluate effectiveness of personnel policies or practices.
Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings.
Train personnel in organizational or compliance procedures.
Conduct surveys in organizations.
Communicate with government agencies.
Prepare research reports.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
Plan and develop curricula and materials for training programs and conduct training.
Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.
Develop and administer compensation programs, such as merit or incentive pay.
Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.
Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
Consult with, or serve as, technical liaison between business, industry, government, and union officials.
Perform multifactor data and cost analyses that may be used in areas such as support of collective bargaining agreements.
Develop, implement, administer, and evaluate personnel and labor relations programs, including performance appraisal, affirmative action, and employment equity programs.
Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.
Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers, and mediate labor disputes and grievances.
Analyze organizational, occupational, and industrial data to facilitate organizational functions and provide technical information to business, industry, and government.
Assess need for and develop job analysis instruments and materials.
Observe, interview, and survey employees and conduct focus group meetings to collect job, organizational, and occupational information.
Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating, and training workers.
Research job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
Prepare reports, such as organization and flow charts and career path reports, to summarize job analysis and evaluation and compensation analysis information.
Advise staff of individuals' qualifications.
Prepare research results for publication in form of journals, books, manuals, and film.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 28.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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