Compensation & Benefits Managers
Also called:
Benefits Manager, Compensation Manager, Human Resources Director, Compensation and Benefits Manager
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.
On the job, you would:
- Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive and in compliance with legal requirements.
- Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
- Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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
- reading work related information
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Human resources software
- Blue Chip Computer Consultants HumaNET
- hSenid Business Solutions HRM Enterprise
Project management software
- Atlas OnePoint software
- Microsoft Project
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Great Plains software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$95,250
per year, on average
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