Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1141.00
Median wages
$53,150
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
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.
Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.
Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
Prepare reports, such as organization and flow charts, and career path reports to summarize job analysis and evaluation and compensation analysis information.
Perform multifactor data and cost analyses that may be used in areas such as support of collective bargaining agreements.
Assess need for and develop job analysis instruments and materials.
Observe, interview, and survey employees and conduct focus group meetings to collect job, organizational, and occupational information.
Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.
Research job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
Administer employee insurance, pension and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers, and mediate labor disputes and grievances.
Research employee benefit and health and safety practices and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
Analyze organizational, occupational, and industrial data to facilitate organizational functions and provide technical information to business, industry, and government.
Advise staff of individuals' qualifications.
Develop, implement, administer and evaluate personnel and labor relations programs, including performance appraisal, affirmative action, and employment equity programs.
Business intelligence and data analysis software — IBM Cognos Impromptu
Data base management system software — Relational database management software
Data base user interface and query software — Clayton Wallis CompGeo Online Professional Forecast Library; Data entry software ; Microsoft Access ; Salary.com
Document management software — Actuarial Systems Corporation Document Generation and Management System; Document management system software
Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Lawson ERP; Oracle Fusion Applications ; Oracle PeopleSoft ; SAP ERP Human Capital Management
Human resources software — ADP Workforce Now ; Human resource management software HRMS ; IBM Cognos; Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources Management System
Internet browser software — Microsoft Internet Explorer
Medical software — Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS ; Medical condition coding software ; Medical procedure coding software
Office suite software — Microsoft Office
Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software — Microsoft SharePoint ; Project planning software
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.