# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-job-analysis-specialists
- SOC code: 13-1141.00
- Career family: Business and finance
- Median annual pay: $78,210 (10th percentile $49,480, 90th percentile $128,920)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +6.0%
- Openings a year: 9,000
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 5 |
| Investigative (I) | 40 |
| Artistic (A) | 7 |
| Social (S) | 44 |
| Enterprising (E) | 73 |
| Conventional (C) | 80 |

## What you'd do

- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 82/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 80/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 79/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 76/100)
- Processing Information (importance 76/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 74/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 74/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 73/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Mathematics, Monitoring

## Knowledge

Personnel and Human Resources, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Mathematics, Administration and Management, Economics and Accounting, Administrative, Computers and Electronics, Law and Government, Communications and Media

## Also called

Benefit Programs Specialist, Benefits Administrator (Benefits Admin), Benefits Analyst, Benefits Consultant, Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Professional, Benefits Representative (Benefits Rep), Benefits Specialist, Claims Benefit Specialist, Compensation Analyst

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Administration, Management and Operations](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5202) (CIP 5202, 2,372 colleges)
- [Finance and Financial Management Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5208) (CIP 5208, 924 colleges)
- [Human Resources Management and Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5210) (CIP 5210, 758 colleges)
- [Insurance](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5217) (CIP 5217, 113 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Washington University in St Louis WUSTL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/washington-university-in-st-louis-wustl-3172) | Finance and Financial Management Services | $108,590 | $185,551 | $20,750 |
| [Carnegie Mellon University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/carnegie-mellon-university-406) | Business Administration, Management and Operations | $97,419 | $160,783 | $19,000 |
| [University of Notre Dame-South Bend IN](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-notre-dame-south-bend-in-3005) | Finance and Financial Management Services | $141,543 | $160,313 | $19,500 |
| [Georgetown University-DC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgetown-university-dc-1068) | Finance and Financial Management Services | $126,622 | $152,744 | $13,088 |
| [Boston College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/boston-college-285) | Finance and Financial Management Services | $92,127 | $147,746 | $18,650 |
| [Wake Forest University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wake-forest-university-3149) | Finance and Financial Management Services | $116,242 | $145,996 | $19,500 |
| [University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-main-campus-2956) | Business Administration, Management and Operations | $96,806 | $144,654 | $19,500 |
| [University of California-Berkeley CAL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Business Administration, Management and Operations | $94,811 | $144,599 | $10,656 |

## Related careers

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- [Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-assistants-except-payroll-and-timekeeping): $50,610 median pay
- [Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/eligibility-interviewers-government-programs): $54,210 median pay
- [Human Resources Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-specialists): $75,940 median pay
- [Human Resources Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/human-resources-managers): $149,280 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers): $69,500 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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