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Compensation and benefits managers

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

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AI Resistance Index 24 of 99

Changing faster than most: more resilient than 24% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +1.1% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and creative vision.

AI can do many of the tasks, and hiring is expected to grow slower than average or to shrink. The job is likely to change, so build the human parts of it.

Median pay (2025)
$149,230
Job growth to 2035
+1.1%
Openings a year
1,600
People doing it (2025)
23,700
Usual route in
Bachelor's degree
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Where people already use AI for this work

  • Evaluate programs, practices, or processes
  • Communicate with others about operational plans or activities
  • Monitor external affairs, trends, or events

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

  • Perform human resources activities
  • Manage human resources activities
  • Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes

What the work looks like

  • 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.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects

  • Fewer of these jobs, as compensation and benefits activities continue to be outsourced or automated through specialized software.
  • More of these jobs, as employers outsource compensation research and analysis to companies that specialize in those services.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Also known as: Benefits Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Compensation Director, Compensation Manager, Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Director, Compensation and Benefits Director, Employee Benefits Coordinator.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.