According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies. | 94% |
| Design, evaluate, and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements. | 93% |
| Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). | 91% |
| Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan. | 89% |
| Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues. | 87% |
| Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions. | 84% |
| Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions. | 83% |
| Mediate between benefits providers and employees, such as by assisting in handling employees' benefits-related questions or taking suggestions. | 83% |
| Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations. | 81% |
| Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers. | 78% |
| Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management. | 77% |
| Formulate policies, procedures and programs for recruitment, testing, placement, classification, orientation, benefits and compensation, and labor and industrial relations. | 77% |
| Plan and conduct new-employee orientations to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives. | 77% |
| Prepare budgets for personnel operations. | 75% |
| Negotiate bargaining agreements. | 74% |
| Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends. | 70% |
| Prepare personnel forecasts to project employment needs. | 70% |
| Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data, such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates. | 70% |
| Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems, and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices. | 65% |
| Contract with vendors to provide employee services, such as food services, transportation, or relocation service. | 62% |
| Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers. | 60% |
| Advise management on such matters as equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, and discrimination. | 60% |
| Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations. | 56% |
