What Do HR Specialists Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

HR Specialists conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs. They also evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.

Other tasks include:

• Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
• Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
• Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.
• Research job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
• Administer employee insurance, pension and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.
• Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.

We asked HR Specialists how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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73% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 51% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, HR Specialists research job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among jobs and occupations, and occupational trends. They advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.

A typical day for a Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialist will also include:

• Ensure company compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements.
• Plan, develop, evaluate, improve, and communicate methods and techniques for selecting, promoting, compensating, evaluating, and training workers.
• Consult with or serve as a technical liaison between business, industry, government, and union officials.
• Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.
• Administer employee insurance, pension and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers.

We asked some HR Specialists a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	90% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	30% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	70% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	5% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	0% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	45% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, HR Specialists also analyze organizational, occupational, and industrial data to facilitate organizational functions and provide technical information to business, industry, and government. They may also prepare reports, such as organization and flow charts, and career path reports to summarize job analysis and evaluation and compensation analysis information.

On a weekly to monthly basis, HR Specialists Administer employee insurance, pension and savings plans, working with insurance brokers and plan carriers. They might also Provide advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints.

In addition, they Evaluate job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Advise managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs.

To some HR Specialists, it is also their responsibility to Prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scales.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialist, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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