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Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

Interests

  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
  • Social

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Work Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Independence

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Work Styles

  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Cooperation

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Tasks

  • Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies.
  • Design, evaluate, and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements.
  • Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
  • Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
  • Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.

Work Activities

  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Getting Information
  • Working with Computers
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Detailed Work Activities

  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
  • Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Technology Skills

  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Presentation software
  • Human resources software
  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Document management software

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Written Expression
  • Problem Sensitivity

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • English Language
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Economics and Accounting

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

SAP America, Inc.

Type

Product/Equipment

Certifying Organization

Distance Learning Network, Inc

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Employers Council on Flexible Compensation

Type

Advanced

Certifying Organization

Employers Council on Flexible Compensation

Type

Advanced

Certifying Organization

Oracle Corporation

Type

Product/Equipment

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$86,882
Median (50%)$134,225
High (90%)$199,366

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $93,073
Mid Level $125,304
Senior Level $146,070
Expert Level $196,108

Employability

There are currently 19,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 19,500 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 2%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 2%

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The career information and data on this site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services, Lightcast, CareerOneStop, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For more details regarding the data sources and the specific information sourced, click here.

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