Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

What Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Do

Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

Less than 5 years

On-the-job training

None

Self-employed

Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 4.2/5
• English Languageimportance 4.0/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.8/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.8/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 3.6/5
• Economics and Accountingimportance 3.3/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.2/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.0/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• Telephone Conversations4.8/5
• Spend Time Sitting4.7/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.5/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4/5

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• Administrative Services Managers
• Labor Relations Specialists

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Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.1/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.1/5
• Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
• Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.0/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Integrity
• Cautiousness
• Achievement Orientation
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Cooperation

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• ConventionalHigh
• EnterprisingHigh
• SocialMedium
• InvestigativeMedium
• ArtisticLow
• RealisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Tallahassee, FL3.32× national avg
2. 2Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA3.27× national avg
3. 3Trenton-Princeton, NJ3.05× national avg
4. 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY3.02× national avg
5. 5Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA2.50× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Compensation and Benefits ManagersCareer Change
• Financial ManagersCareer Change
• Management AnalystsLateral Move
• Personal Financial AdvisorsLateral Move

See the full career path from Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.