Potential Career/Occupation Information

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Overview:	Plan, direct, or coordinate compensation and benefits activities and staff of an organization.
Duties:	Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive and in compliance with legal requirements. Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan. Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies. Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions. Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees, by working with brokers and researching benefits issues. Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions. Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers. Prepare budgets for personnel operations.
Degree(s):	A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences  A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematics and Science)  A.A.S. Accounting  A.A.S. Management: Marketing Concentration  A.S. Business Administration (Accounting and Marketing)
Job Outlook:	Employment in this field is projected to grow 5% to 8% percent from 2018 to 2028, which matches the average growth rate for all occupations.
Education Level:	Training for this occupation generally requires an Associate Degree from a 2 year or community college.
Recommended Skills:	Paying attention to what other people are saying, and taking time to understand the points being made. Determining how much money is required to get a job done, allocating those monies, and then accounting for all expenditures. Assigning duties to others, motivating them, and evaluating their performance. Allocating and budgeting your time for different tasks so that things get done when needed. Being aware of the reactions of others, and understanding why they react the way they do. The ability to understand complex written paragraphs, instructions, or reports. Using logic to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Talking, giving speeches, or speaking in a group to convey information, explain ideas, or give instructions. Composing and communicating your ideas in written form.
Recommended Values:	Having a level of income that will afford you with luxuries, and which will allow you to become financially independent. Being able to decide on how to get something done without significant direction from someone else. Gaining the respect of others by the nature and/or level of responsibility of your work. Having a routine job where the duties are very predictable and not likely to change over a long period of time.

* National data collected by the Department of Labor in 2014 with projections through 2024. For New York green job information .

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Understanding acquiring positions in this field may be enhanced through continuing academic study (i.e. earning a baccalaureate or a master's degree) and/or work experience in the field, Queensborough Community College has established transfer agreements with other institutions for students who wish to further pursue their educational goals. Students are highly encouraged to meet with one of our Career Services to fully understand the opportunities available through study in their degree program.