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Compensation and Benefits Managers

Management · SOC 11-3111

0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$149,230
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
1,400
Proj. Annual Openings
22,940
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+5.2%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 11-3111 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
0.0%
Low · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
51/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$149,230
H-1B offered wage $160,000; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
1,400
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +0.2%.
Observed/proxy demand
21
FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,483 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingSpeakingCritical Thinking

Transition context

  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure13.2%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

48.6%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI51.3%
AI ability · AIOE94.5%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne96%

AI could do ~51.3% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Reading Comprehension
2.Active Listening
3.Writing
4.Speaking
5.Critical Thinking

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

204
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
21
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$160,000
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#283 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities of an organization.

Common titles: Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Director, Benefits Manager, Compensation and Benefits Director, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Compensation Director

Representative Tasks

  • Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies.
  • Design, evaluate, and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements.
  • Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
  • Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
  • Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Manage human resources activities.
  • Administer compensation or benefits programs.
  • Evaluate program effectiveness.
  • Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
  • Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.

Tools & Technologies

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Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
12.0%
Avg AI Exposure
10
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 11-3111: 2019 — employment: 16,900, median wage: $122,270; 2020 — employment: 16,340, median wage: $125,130; 2021 — employment: 15,330, median wage: $127,530; 2022 — employment: 16,850, median wage: $131,280; 2023 — employment: 18,690, median wage: $136,380; 2025 — employment: 22,940, median wage: $149,230.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%13.2%
OutlookAverage40% Bright
Median Salary$149,230N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A