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Compensation & Benefits Managers vs Medical & Health Services Managers

Median pay is about $25k higher for Compensation & Benefits Managers. Both usually start with the same education: bachelor's.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Compensation & Benefits Managers compared with Medical & Health Services Managers: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureCompensation & Benefits ManagersMedical & Health Services Managers
Pay
Median pay$149,230, higher$123,860
Entry pay 25th percentile$113,170, higher$94,700
Experienced pay 75th percentile$200,610, higher$166,100
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+1.1% Growing+24% Growing fast, higher
Openings a year1,60062,300
Getting in
Typical educationBachelor'sBachelor's
Difficulty modeled2.8 / 53 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledVery highHigh
AI exposure modeled, percentile85th pct72nd pct

Where the skills differ

Only Compensation & Benefits Managers

  • Active Learning

Only Medical & Health Services Managers

  • Monitoring

Both lean on reading comprehension, active listening, writing, speaking, critical thinking.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.