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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm... $109,400
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $84,400

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Medium
Personnel and Human Resources Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Very High

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

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Certification for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

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