Navigating the Guide
Skip to Content |
Visit Sponsors
How to Job Search
Before You Search
Career Research Center
Sites with Job Listings
Resumes & Cover Letters
Research & Target Employers
Network, Interview, & Negotiate
Salary Guides
Info for Recruiters & Employers
What's New
A-Z Index
About the Guide
Contact Us
Riley Guide Home

The Riley Guide is on Facebook!
Become a fan to receive daily alerts and updates!
Online Schools for Benefits Specialists Click school names for info.
Relevant Careers
Search jobs in healthcare and other job search engines at JustJobs.com
Jump to the Site Navigation Links
|
Benefits Specialists
Career and Education Info
Job Numbers and Growth Benefits specialists in the US number about 110,000. Compared to other occupations, unemployment is considered low. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment About 8% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. About 2% of benefits specialists are self-employed. Training and Education Expect to need to get a bachelor's degree if you pursue this occupation. 56% of employees have a bachelor's degree. 30 of people working as benefits specialists have had some college education, but stopped short of a degree. About 14% of those working as workers have a high-school diploma, but no further education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career. Area Job Conditions Jobs per capita for employees are most common in Bloomington (Illinois), Jefferson City (Missouri), and Des Moines (Iowa), and least common in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), Lafayette (Louisiana), and Atlantic City (New Jersey). Jobs for benefits specialists pay the most in Bloomington (Illinois), San Jose (California), and Lafayette (Indiana), and the least in Brownsville (Texas), Cedar Rapids (Iowa), and Lubbock (Texas).
Benefits Specialists: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area The table below shows data for Benefits Specialists, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Benefits Specialists are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Benefits Specialists are starred . | State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | 530 | $51,900 | 1.1 | | Alabama | Huntsville | 90 | $43,080 | 0.5 | | Alabama | Mobile | 50 | $45,390 | 0.3 | | Alabama | Montgomery | 60 | $45,180 | 0.4 | | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 40 | $38,930 | 0.5 | | Alaska | Anchorage | 60 | $53,980 | 0.4 | | Arizona | Flagstaff | 30 | $42,010 | 0.7 | | Arizona | Phoenix | 1,960 | $53,340 | 1.1 | | Arizona | Prescott | 60 | $50,380 | 1.2 | | Arizona | Tucson | 270 | $46,130 | 0.8 | | Arkansas | Fayetteville | 130 | $42,640 | 0.7 | | Arkansas | Fort Smith | 60 | $37,690 | 0.6 | | Arkansas | Little Rock | 270 | $44,040 | 0.9 | | California | Bakersfield | 90 | $50,570 | 0.4 | | California | Fresno | 320 | $51,650 | 1 | | California | Modesto | 80 | $55,260 | 0.5 | | California | Napa | 60 | $62,780 | 1.1 | | California | Oakland | 950 | $64,040 | 1 | | California | Oxnard | 210 | $56,320 | 0.8 | | California | Riverside | 520 | $60,670 | 0.4 | | California | Sacramento | 730 | $59,900 | 0.9 | | California | Salinas | 70 | $56,020 | 0.5 | | California | San Diego | 1,080 | $59,820 | 0.9 | | California | San Francisco | 1,400 | $70,820 | 1.5 | | California | San Jose | 850 | $76,330 | 1 | | California | Santa Ana | 1,250 | $61,070 | 0.9 | | California | Santa Barbara | 70 | $60,370 | 0.5 | | California | Santa Cruz | 40 | $56,480 | 0.5 | | California | Stockton | 110 | $58,140 | 0.6 | | California | Vallejo | 100 | $63,260 | 0.9 | | California | Visalia | 70 | $52,030 | 0.6 | | Colorado | Boulder | 160 | $61,830 | 1.1 | | Colorado | Colorado Springs | 230 | $56,160 | 1 | | Colorado | Denver | 1,440 | $63,120 | 1.2 | | Colorado | Fort Collins | 90 | $56,270 | 0.9 | | Colorado | Grand Junction | 40 | $48,750 | 0.9 | | Colorado | Greeley | 60 | $61,290 | 0.9 | | Colorado | Pueblo | 30 | $56,370 | 0.7 | | Connecticut | Bridgeport | 390 | $66,620 | 1 | | Connecticut | Hartford | 610 | $67,360 | 1.1 | | Connecticut | New Haven | 100 | $53,860 | 0.4 | | Connecticut | Norwich | 100 | $52,210 | 0.9 | | Connecticut | Waterbury | 40 | $56,260 | 0.7 | | Delaware | Dover | 40 | $46,670 | 0.9 | | Delaware | Wilmington | 400 | $65,160 | 1.3 | | District of Columbia | Washington | 2,860 | $70,700 | 1.3 | | Florida | Cape Coral | 90 | $51,680 | 0.5 | | Florida | Deltona | 70 | $46,280 | 0.5 | | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 410 | $55,790 | 0.6 | | Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 30 | $44,460 | 0.5 | | Florida | Gainesville | 30 | $45,270 | 0.3 | | Florida | Jacksonville | 380 | $50,270 | 0.7 | | Florida | Lakeland | 80 | $44,640 | 0.5 | | Florida | Miami | 510 | $53,820 | 0.6 | | Florida | Ocala | 40 | $41,450 | 0.5 | | Florida | Orlando | 540 | $46,840 | 0.6 | | Florida | Palm Bay | 100 | $50,670 | 0.6 | | Florida | Pensacola | 80 | $44,870 | 0.6 | | Florida | Port St Lucie | 40 | $48,610 | 0.4 | | Florida | Sarasota | 150 | $50,690 | 0.6 | | Florida | Tallahassee | 200 | $42,510 | 1.4 | | Florida | Tampa | 750 | $52,750 | 0.7 | | Florida | West Palm Beach | 330 | $55,370 | 0.7 | | Georgia | Athens | 40 | $44,020 | 0.6 | | Georgia | Atlanta | 2,330 | $55,640 | 1 | | Georgia | Augusta | 130 | $48,260 | 0.7 | | Georgia | Columbus | 70 | $48,670 | 0.7 | | Georgia | Gainesville | 40 | $47,670 | 0.7 | | Georgia | Macon | 40 | $47,110 | 0.5 | | Georgia | Savannah | 70 | $52,950 | 0.5 | | Hawaii | Honolulu | 250 | $51,800 | 0.6 | | Idaho | Boise | 180 | $49,640 | 0.7 | | Illinois | Bloomington | 350 | $88,670 | 5.9 | | Illinois | Champaign | 70 | $53,670 | 0.9 | | Illinois | Chicago | 3,660 | $61,880 | 1 | | Illinois | Decatur | 80 | $53,830 | 2.1 | | Illinois | Peoria | 100 | $57,770 | 0.7 | | Illinois | Rockford | 50 | $44,890 | 0.4 | | Illinois | Springfield | 130 | $58,180 | 1.5 | | Indiana | Anderson | 30 | $35,660 | 0.9 | | Indiana | Columbus | 40 | $34,180 | 1.2 | | Indiana | Elkhart | 60 | $51,790 | 0.5 | | Indiana | Evansville | 80 | $45,070 | 0.5 | | Indiana | Fort Wayne | 190 | $54,790 | 1 | | Indiana | Gary | 250 | $70,050 | 1 | | Indiana | Indianapolis | 670 | $56,400 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Lafayette | 30 | $67,710 | 0.5 | | Indiana | Muncie | 40 | $46,650 | 1.1 | | Indiana | South Bend | 70 | $46,610 | 0.6 | | Indiana | Terre Haute | 80 | $61,110 | 1.4 | | Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 300 | $35,310 | 2.5 | | Iowa | Davenport | 140 | $44,310 | 0.8 | | Iowa | Des Moines | 870 | $46,670 | 2.9 | | Iowa | Dubuque | 30 | $52,770 | 0.7 | | Iowa | Sioux City | 90 | $48,210 | 1.5 | | Iowa | Waterloo | 90 | $39,400 | 1.2 | | Kansas | Lawrence | 40 | $49,830 | 1.1 | | Kansas | Topeka | 100 | $47,380 | 1 | | Kansas | Wichita | 310 | $48,190 | 1.1 | | Kentucky | Lexington | 80 | $51,240 | 0.4 | | Kentucky | Louisville | 420 | $67,920 | 0.7 | | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 420 | $41,450 | 1.2 | | Louisiana | Houma | 40 | $37,280 | 0.5 | | Louisiana | Lafayette | 30 | $41,030 | 0.2 | | Louisiana | Lake Charles | 30 | $46,370 | 0.4 | | Louisiana | New Orleans | 220 | $43,320 | 0.5 | | Louisiana | Shreveport | 50 | $37,920 | 0.3 | | Maine | Bangor | 70 | $47,120 | 1.3 | | Maine | Lewiston | 40 | $45,570 | 1 | | Maine | Portland | 350 | $56,110 | 1.9 | | Maryland | Baltimore | 1,180 | $55,390 | 1 | | Maryland | Bethesda | 630 | $64,480 | 1.2 | | Maryland | Hagerstown | 30 | $55,020 | 0.4 | | Maryland | Salisbury | 40 | $43,730 | 0.9 | | Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 110 | $57,630 | 1.3 | | Massachusetts | Boston | 2,490 | $65,840 | 1.5 | | Massachusetts | Brockton | 50 | $63,720 | 0.7 | | Massachusetts | Framingham | 270 | $65,780 | 1.9 | | Massachusetts | Haverhill | 50 | $58,880 | 0.8 | | Massachusetts | Lawrence | 50 | $56,640 | 1.1 | | Massachusetts | Leominster | 40 | $61,540 | 1 | | Massachusetts | Lowell | 120 | $65,190 | 1.1 | | Massachusetts | New Bedford | 40 | $50,140 | 0.7 | | Massachusetts | Pittsfield | 40 | $53,580 | 1.6 | | Massachusetts | Springfield | 220 | $60,450 | 0.8 | | Massachusetts | Worcester | 290 | $55,100 | 1.3 | | Michigan | Ann Arbor | 130 | $63,790 | 0.9 | | Michigan | Battle Creek | 50 | $57,250 | 1.3 | | Michigan | Detroit | 710 | $72,700 | 1.1 | | Michigan | Flint | 60 | $52,320 | 0.5 | | Michigan | Grand Rapids | 280 | $54,380 | 0.8 | | Michigan | Holland | 100 | $64,490 | 1.1 | | Michigan | Jackson | 30 | $59,520 | 0.7 | | Michigan | Kalamazoo | 80 | $56,190 | 0.7 | | Michigan | Lansing | 340 | $60,630 | 2 | | Michigan | Saginaw | 30 | $52,600 | 0.5 | | Michigan | Warren | 800 | $57,730 | 0.7 | | Minnesota | Duluth | 60 | $53,980 | 0.5 | | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 2,450 | $55,990 | 1.5 | | Minnesota | Rochester | 30 | $59,060 | 0.4 | | Minnesota | St Cloud | 50 | $47,220 | 0.6 | | Mississippi | Gulfport | 50 | $40,930 | 0.5 | | Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 30 | $39,330 | 0.6 | | Mississippi | Jackson | 170 | $40,070 | 0.7 | | Missouri | Columbia | 40 | $46,150 | 0.6 | | Missouri | Jefferson City | 200 | $43,910 | 3.5 | | Missouri | Joplin | 40 | $40,690 | 0.6 | | Missouri | Kansas City | 1,010 | $55,920 | 1 | | Missouri | Springfield | 150 | $41,310 | 0.9 | | Missouri | St Louis | 1,330 | $53,730 | 1 | | Montana | Billings | 100 | $42,840 | 1.5 | | Montana | Missoula | 40 | $43,710 | 0.9 | | Nebraska | Lincoln | 210 | $51,720 | 1.4 | | Nebraska | Omaha | 580 | $56,540 | 1.4 | | Nevada | Carson City | 40 | $58,710 | 1.9 | | Nevada | Las Vegas | 450 | $59,270 | 0.5 | | Nevada | Reno | 90 | $59,200 | 0.5 | | New Hampshire | Manchester | 110 | $53,090 | 1.2 | | New Hampshire | Nashua | 40 | $57,470 | 0.3 | | New Hampshire | Rochester | 30 | $47,940 | 0.6 | | New Jersey | Atlantic City | 30 | $59,470 | 0.2 | | New Jersey | Camden | 510 | $66,920 | 1 | | New Jersey | Edison | 650 | $70,670 | 0.7 | | New Jersey | Newark | 570 | $66,030 | 0.6 | | New Jersey | Trenton | 450 | $60,800 | 2.3 | | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 220 | $55,540 | 0.6 | | New Mexico | Santa Fe | 90 | $50,110 | 1.7 | | New York | Albany | 490 | $54,660 | 1.2 | | New York | Binghamton | 100 | $49,660 | 1.1 | | New York | Buffalo | 510 | $53,200 | 1 | | New York | Glens Falls | 50 | $46,540 | 1.2 | | New York | Kingston | 50 | $50,390 | 1 | | New York | Nassau | 910 | $61,950 | 0.8 | | New York | New York | 10,600 | $64,890 | 2.2 | | New York | Poughkeepsie | 120 | $56,380 | 0.6 | | New York | Rochester | 540 | $53,830 | 1.2 | | New York | Syracuse | 330 | $52,040 | 1.2 | | New York | Utica | 100 | $60,640 | 0.9 | | North Carolina | Asheville | 130 | $45,460 | 0.8 | | North Carolina | Burlington | 80 | $48,980 | 1.6 | | North Carolina | Charlotte | 1,420 | $55,270 | 1.7 | | North Carolina | Durham | 370 | $62,600 | 1.5 | | North Carolina | Fayetteville | 60 | $48,590 | 0.6 | | North Carolina | Greensboro | 260 | $54,410 | 0.8 | | North Carolina | Greenville | 40 | $52,100 | 0.7 | | North Carolina | Hickory | 70 | $49,680 | 0.5 | | North Carolina | Raleigh | 880 | $50,780 | 1.9 | | North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 50 | $51,210 | 1 | | North Carolina | Wilmington | 90 | $55,950 | 0.7 | | North Carolina | Winston Salem | 310 | $55,280 | 1.6 | | North Dakota | Bismarck | 30 | $59,440 | 0.6 | | North Dakota | Fargo | 90 | $58,810 | 0.9 | | Ohio | Akron | 230 | $56,060 | 0.7 | | Ohio | Canton | 80 | $50,580 | 0.5 | | Ohio | Cincinnati | 1,260 | $57,510 | 1.3 | | Ohio | Cleveland | 1,010 | $56,860 | 1 | | Ohio | Columbus | 830 | $53,120 | 0.9 | | Ohio | Dayton | 320 | $51,840 | 0.9 | | Ohio | Toledo | 200 | $49,690 | 0.7 | | Ohio | Youngstown | 100 | $45,360 | 0.5 | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 590 | $36,470 | 1.1 | | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 390 | $48,650 | 1 | | Oregon | Bend | 40 | $45,080 | 0.7 | | Oregon | Eugene | 60 | $58,220 | 0.5 | | Oregon | Medford | 30 | $47,120 | 0.4 | | Oregon | Portland | 850 | $51,190 | 0.9 | | Oregon | Salem | 60 | $52,280 | 0.4 | | Pennsylvania | Allentown | 270 | $50,990 | 0.9 | | Pennsylvania | Altoona | 40 | $52,310 | 0.8 | | Pennsylvania | Erie | 130 | $47,400 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 350 | $55,710 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 40 | $40,620 | 0.9 | | Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 220 | $50,190 | 1 | | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2,070 | $56,710 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1,130 | $53,020 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Reading | 110 | $51,640 | 0.7 | | Pennsylvania | Scranton | 140 | $47,040 | 0.6 | | Pennsylvania | Williamsport | 30 | $47,250 | 0.7 | | Pennsylvania | York | 80 | $53,410 | 0.5 | | Rhode Island | Providence | 400 | $57,600 | 0.8 | | South Carolina | Charleston | 160 | $45,030 | 0.6 | | South Carolina | Columbia | 240 | $49,290 | 0.7 | | South Carolina | Florence | 50 | $56,830 | 0.7 | | South Carolina | Greenville | 260 | $51,780 | 0.9 | | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 30 | $38,380 | 0.3 | | South Carolina | Spartanburg | 60 | $49,180 | 0.6 | | South Dakota | Rapid City | 40 | $43,560 | 0.8 | | South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 200 | $45,480 | 1.6 | | Tennessee | Chattanooga | 200 | $50,820 | 0.9 | | Tennessee | Kingsport | 60 | $46,660 | 0.6 | | Tennessee | Knoxville | 120 | $49,710 | 0.4 | | Tennessee | Memphis | 400 | $56,830 | 0.7 | | Tennessee | Nashville | 440 | $52,570 | 0.6 | | Texas | Abilene | 30 | $43,200 | 0.6 | | Texas | Amarillo | 90 | $47,910 | 1 | | Texas | Austin | 1,140 | $56,930 | 1.6 | | Texas | Beaumont | 130 | $49,300 | 0.9 | | Texas | Brownsville | 70 | $39,220 | 0.6 | | Texas | College Station | 90 | $46,350 | 1.4 | | Texas | Corpus Christi | 110 | $38,110 | 0.7 | | Texas | Dallas | 2,620 | $55,530 | 1.3 | | Texas | El Paso | 280 | $44,200 | 1.2 | | Texas | Fort Worth | 820 | $57,750 | 1 | | Texas | Houston | 3,520 | $58,950 | 1.5 | | Texas | Killeen | 100 | $47,600 | 1 | | Texas | Laredo | 40 | $44,930 | 0.6 | | Texas | Longview | 70 | $45,700 | 0.9 | | Texas | Lubbock | 60 | $46,940 | 0.6 | | Texas | Mcallen | 110 | $43,130 | 0.6 | | Texas | Midland | 80 | $45,940 | 1.5 | | Texas | Odessa | 40 | $45,940 | 0.9 | | Texas | San Antonio | 940 | $49,360 | 1.2 | | Texas | Tyler | 80 | $59,550 | 1 | | Texas | Waco | 60 | $46,240 | 0.7 | | Texas | Wichita Falls | 50 | $40,960 | 1.1 | | Utah | Ogden | 200 | | 1.1 | | Utah | Provo | 90 | $45,080 | 0.6 | | Utah | Salt Lake City | 650 | $50,520 | 1.1 | | Vermont | Burlington | 160 | $53,360 | 1.7 | | Virginia | Blacksburg | 40 | $49,320 | 0.8 | | Virginia | Charlottesville | 110 | $46,100 | 1.4 | | Virginia | Harrisonburg | 40 | $74,290 | 0.9 | | Virginia | Lynchburg | 70 | $47,330 | 0.8 | | Virginia | Richmond | 630 | $60,390 | 1.1 | | Virginia | Roanoke | 130 | $49,270 | 0.9 | | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 550 | $48,820 | 0.8 | | Virginia | Winchester | 50 | $60,060 | 1.2 | | Washington | Bremerton | 30 | $42,980 | 0.4 | | Washington | Kennewick | 30 | $59,190 | 0.4 | | Washington | Olympia | 160 | $48,580 | 2 | | Washington | Seattle | 1,270 | $67,160 | 0.9 | | Washington | Spokane | 80 | $58,370 | 0.4 | | Washington | Tacoma | 90 | $58,950 | 0.4 | | Washington | Yakima | 30 | $58,000 | 0.4 | | West Virginia | Charleston | 130 | $41,140 | 1 | | West Virginia | Huntington | 80 | $49,110 | 0.8 | | Wisconsin | Appleton | 100 | $46,810 | 1 | | Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 40 | $48,950 | 0.6 | | Wisconsin | Green Bay | 120 | $48,980 | 0.8 | | Wisconsin | Janesville | 70 | $46,630 | 1.3 | | Wisconsin | La Crosse | 60 | $49,860 | 1 | | Wisconsin | Madison | 620 | $46,120 | 2 | | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 860 | $50,650 | 1.1 | | Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 70 | $50,500 | 1 | | Wisconsin | Wausau | 50 | $50,360 | 0.9 |
This Google Custom Search will search this site plus select others that we feel will be helpful to you in your search for job and career information.
Top of Page
Return to the Navigation Links
|
Recommended Schools for Benefits Specialists Known schools with online forms to request info on becoming Benefits Specialists. For info from a school, click the school name. Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
Sponsored Links

Visit today to
- Search for Jobs
- Post Your Resume
- Visit JobsRated.com
Employers: Post Your Job today to our exclusive network of 500+ local and niche sites
|