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Compensation and Benefits Managers
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 1.1% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #237 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +1.1% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $149,230 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 23,700 in the US, with about 1,600 openings a year
The work, 20 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Perform human resources activities16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Manage human resources activities15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Develop organizational policies, systems, or processes7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Prepare legal or regulatory documents6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Analyze data to improve operations5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 394 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on business or operational matters3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 290 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Manage budgets or finances2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine resource needs of projects or operations2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,590 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 456 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 101 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,600 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIOutsourcing and specialised software that automates tasks are expected to reduce this occupation's share. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 58% of the workHuman Resources Managers25% AI does, against 30% here+5.5% by 2035 · $149,280 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workFinancial Managers23% AI does, against 30% here+9.7% by 2035 · $166,570 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 32% of the workPurchasing Managers21% AI does, against 30% here+4% by 2035 · $148,080 · Bachelor’s degree
The wire
On the wire.
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How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.14, higher than 49% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 11-3111 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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