____________________ Conventional Occupations: Compensation, Bene! ts, and Job Analysis SpecialistsCompensation, Bene! ts, and Job
Analysis Specialists
! Personality Code: CE! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $52,180
! Beginning Wage: $33,450
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 18.4%
! Annual Job Openings: 18,761
! Self-Employed: 2.1%
! Part-Time: 7.6%
Conduct programs of compensation and benefi ts
and job analysis for employer. May specialize in
specifi c areas, such as position classifi cation and
pension programs. Evaluate job positions, deter-
mining classifi cation, exempt or non-exempt status,
and salary. Ensure company compliance with federal
and state laws, including reporting requirements.
Advise managers and employees on state and federal
employment regulations, collective agreements, ben-
efi t and compensation policies, personnel procedures,
and classifi cation programs. Plan, develop, evaluate,
improve, and communicate methods and techniques
for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating,
and training workers. Provide advice on the resolution
of classifi cation and salary complaints. Prepare occu-
pational classifi cations, job descriptions, and salary
scales. Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel
records and handbooks. Prepare reports such as orga-
nization and fl ow charts and career path reports to
summarize job analysis and evaluation and compen-
sation analysis information. Administer employee
insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with
insurance brokers and plan carriers. Negotiate col-
lective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
and mediate labor disputes and grievances. Develop,
implement, administer, and evaluate personnel and
labor relations programs, including performance
appraisal, affi rmative action, and employment equity
programs. Perform multifactor data and cost analyses
that may be used in areas such as support of collec-
tive bargaining agreements. Research employee ben-
efi t and health and safety practices and recommend
changes or modifi cations to existing policies. Ana-
lyze organizational, occupational, and industrial data
to facilitate organizational functions and provide
technical information to business, industry, and gov-
ernment. Advise staff of individuals’ qualifi cations.
Assess need for and develop job analysis instruments
and materials. Review occupational data on Alien
Employment Certifi cation Applications to determine
the appropriate occupational title and code; provide
local offi ces with information about immigration
and occupations. Research job and worker require-
ments, structural and functional relationships among
jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.03. Human
Resources Support. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Employment Interviewers; Employment,
Recruitment, and Placement Specialists; Personnel
Recruiters; Training and Development Specialists.
Skills: Service Orientation; Judgment and Decision
Making; Management of Financial Resources; Per-
suasion; Active Listening; Negotiation; Monitoring;
Coordination.
Education and Training Programs: Human
Resources Management/Personnel Administration,
General; Labor and Industrial Relations. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Personnel and Human
Resources; Clerical Practices; Customer and Personal
Service; English Language; Administration and
Management; Law and Government.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; sitting; using
hands on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive
motions.Conventional–
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