Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 13-1141.00United States
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
- Median annual earnings
- $78,207
- Projected change
- +9.1%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 118.32K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
95.2% of the workforce
Growing to 129.1K by 2035
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The work
What compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.
- Plan and develop curricula and materials for training programs and conduct training.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $49,479
- 25th percentile
- $60,899
- 50th percentile
- $78,207
- 75th percentile
- $100,403
- 90th percentile
- $128,928
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $78,207 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+9.1%faster than average
2025118,321 jobs
2035 projected129,102 jobs
10,781 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 95.2%
- High school diploma or less
- 4.8%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Benefits Specialists3,331 postings
- 02Compensation Analysts2,622 postings
- 03Benefits Analysts1,453 postings
- 04Payroll and Benefits Specialists983 postings
- 05Benefits Administrators971 postings
- 06Benefits Coordinators745 postings
- 07Workers' Compensation Claims Specialists657 postings
- 08Compensation Consultants612 postings
- 09Benefits Consultants595 postings
- 10Compensation Specialists554 postings
- 11Total Rewards Analysts474 postings
- 12Employee Benefits Specialists470 postings
- 13Workers' Compensation Specialists395 postings
- 14Claim Benefit Specialists393 postings
- 15Benefit Programs Specialists375 postings
- 16Employee Benefits Consultants371 postings
- 17Payroll and Benefits Administrators291 postings
- 18Employee Benefits Analysts270 postings
- 19Compensation and Benefits Specialists235 postings
- 20Patient Benefits Specialists212 postings
Top employers
- 01Robert Half560 postings
- 02Marsh McLennan497 postings
- 03CVS Health484 postings
- 04Hub International256 postings
- 05Intermountain Health244 postings
- 06Public Consulting Group225 postings
- 07Beacon Hill Staffing Group215 postings
- 08The Hartford201 postings
- 09Zurich Insurance195 postings
- 10Arthur J. Gallagher188 postings
- 11Amentum187 postings
- 12Sedgwick187 postings
- 13AON179 postings
- 14Rocket Software162 postings
- 15Elevance Health160 postings
- 16Liberty Mutual153 postings
- 17Brown & Brown151 postings
- 18Rxbenefits150 postings
- 19Commonwealth Of Virginia144 postings
- 20Alliant Insurance Services139 postings
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