Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.
112,380 people do this job in the US. $78,210 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 89%
- 11%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 10%. Today's estimate: 15%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 22 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop and administer compensation programs, such as merit or incentive pay.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 20% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Research employee benefit and health and safety practices, and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 15% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Administer employee insurance, pension, and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | 51%Half by now | |
| Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating, and training workers.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 11% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 9% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Consult with, or serve as, technical liaison between business, industry, government, and union officials.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Perform multifactor data and cost analyses that may be used in areas such as support of collective bargaining agreements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.7 work days | 23%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | 66%Half by now | |
| Develop, implement, administer, and evaluate personnel and labor relations programs, including performance appraisal, affirmative action, and employment equity programs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 2% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Observe, interview, and survey employees and conduct focus group meetings to collect job, organizational, and occupational information.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 2% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Compensation and Benefits Managers2% now, 60% by 2028
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping80% now, 85% by 2028
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs72% now, 74% by 2028
- Human Resources Specialists44% now, 77% by 2028
- Human Resources Managers16% now, 67% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers47% now, 77% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities17,100 people
- Management of Companies and Enterprises13,920 people
- Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals8,060 people
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services7,620 people
- State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals5,950 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).