Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists
Also called:
Compensation Analyst, Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist), Human Resources Analyst, Personnel Specialist
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:
- Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
- Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.
- Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating, and training workers.
Business
- human resources (HR)
- management
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- notice when problems happen
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Human resources software
- Actuarial Systems Corporation AIM
- Humanic Design Human Resources Management System
Data base user interface and query software
- Clayton Wallis CompGeo Online Professional Forecast Library
- O*NET OnLine
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Lawson software
- PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management
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bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$59,090
per year, on average
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