Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Human Advantage 70%
Significant human skills needed
AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
3.2 / 10
Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
Also Known As: Benefit Programs Specialist, Benefits Administrator (Benefits Admin), Benefits Analyst, Benefits Consultant, Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Representative (Benefits Rep), Benefits Specialist, Compensation Analyst +31 more
Core Tasks
- Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
- Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
- Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
- Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.
- Plan and develop curricula and materials for training programs and conduct training.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining personnel records and handbooks.
Supplemental Tasks (16)
- Develop and administer compensation programs, such as merit or incentive pay.
- Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.
- Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
- Consult with, or serve as, technical liaison between business, industry, government, and union officials.
- Perform multifactor data and cost analyses that may be used in areas such as support of collective bargaining agreements.
- Develop, implement, administer, and evaluate personnel and labor relations programs, including performance appraisal, affirmative action, and employment equity programs.
- Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.
- Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers, and mediate labor disputes and grievances.
- Analyze organizational, occupational, and industrial data to facilitate organizational functions and provide technical information to business, industry, and government.
- 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.
- Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating, and training workers.
- Research job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
- Prepare reports, such as organization and flow charts and career path reports, to summarize job analysis and evaluation and compensation analysis information.
- Advise staff of individuals' qualifications.
- Prepare research results for publication in form of journals, books, manuals, and film.
Education & Training
Job Zone 4 Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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