Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists

Also called: Benefits Analyst, Benefits Specialist, Compensation Analyst

Career Cluster: Business Management & Administration
What they do:
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • human resources (HR)
  • customer service
Skills Image SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information
People and Technology Systems
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Math
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Ideas and Logic
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cautiousness
  • Achievement Orientation
  • Intellectual Curiosity
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Human resources software
  • Human resource management software HRMS
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Workday software
Education Image EDUCATION

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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK


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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $128,830.00
Median: $77,020.00
Low: $48,300.00
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