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Entry-level benefits coordinator jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A benefits coordinator helps employees understand and use health, retirement and leave benefits, and keeps enrollments accurate. Right now 383 entry-level benefits coordinator jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a benefits coordinator does

In the hr and recruiting family of jobs. Roles that find, hire, onboard and support employees.

A typical day

  1. 1. Run open enrollment
  2. 2. Answer benefits questions
  3. 3. Process life events and leaves
  4. 4. Reconcile carrier bills
  5. 5. Keep records compliant

Do you need experience?

8 of the 383 open entry-level benefits coordinator jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level benefits coordinator jobs

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Skills for benefits coordinator jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Benefits basics
  2. 2. Confidentiality
  3. 3. Attention to detail
  4. 4. HRIS software
  5. 5. Communication

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The market for benefits coordinator work

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Open entry-level benefits coordinator jobs
383

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
8

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
2

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$72,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings (107 with pay).

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Across 107 open entry-level benefits coordinator listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $62,000 to $90,000, with a median of $72,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level benefits coordinator jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring benefits coordinators now

  • AIL 10
  • Third Party CS 7
  • Addison Group 6
  • Creative Financial Staffing 6
  • American Income Life 4
  • AO Globe Life 4
  • LHH 4
  • ADP 3
  • Ail 3
  • Air Line Pilots Association 3

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Questions about benefits coordinator jobs

What does a benefits coordinator do?
A benefits coordinator helps employees understand and use health, retirement and leave benefits, and keeps enrollments accurate. A typical day includes: run open enrollment; answer benefits questions; process life events and leaves; reconcile carrier bills; keep records compliant.
Can I get an entry-level benefits coordinator job with no experience?
8 of the 383 open entry-level benefits coordinator jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 2 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a benefits coordinator?
The skills this job uses most are benefits basics, confidentiality, attention to detail, HRIS software, communication. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level benefits coordinator make?
Across 107 open entry-level benefits coordinator listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $62,000 to $90,000, with a median of $72,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a benefits coordinator job lead?
People in this job commonly move to HR generalist, payroll specialist, HR coordinator, insurance agent or customer service trainee. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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