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Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Also known as: Benefits Analyst, Benefits Consultant, Benefits Specialist, Compensation Analyst, Compensation and Benefits Analyst
median $78,21010-yr demand +5.3%AI exposure 6/100typical entry Bachelor's degree
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists is mid-paying, AI barely touches it so far, and demand is growing.

The full pay distribution

Not one number — the spread from the bottom 10% to the top 10% of filed salaries.

Where it pays the most

Median salary by metro — the bar in amber is the U.S. median for comparison.

How pay grows with experience

From entry to expert, by reported wage level.

How exposed is it to AI?

Two things matter: how much AI is actually used in the role today (right), and how much it could automate in theory (up). Partially affected.
Each faint dot is another occupation. The amber dot is Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists — its position tells you whether the disruption is here yet or still over the horizon.
used today 6/100 automatable in theory 47/100 archetype The Hybrid Zone

If AI does come for this job — where could you go?

Adjacent careers ranked by how much safer + how much more they pay, and the skill gap to get there. Click any to see its full breakdown.

Which majors lead here

College paths that commonly feed this career — see each one's full outcomes.
Business Administration, Management And Operations
CIP 52.02
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Finance And Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
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Human Resources Management And Services
CIP 52.10
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Insurance
CIP 52.17
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How this is built. Median pay and the full distribution come from filed U.S. wage data (BLS OEWS + DOL/LCA filings); AI exposure blends O*NET task content with model-based automation potential; escape routes are computed from skill overlap between occupations, then ranked by how much safer + better-paid the move is. This joins real distributions and projects them forward — it needs the real distributions and the skill graph, not a guess. Figures describe group medians and trends, not any one person's outcome.