BENEFITS SPECIALIST
City of Houston, TX
Houston, TX · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Houston, TX ranks
Where Houston, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs887 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for energy and utilities jobs704 openings · of 27
- #1Cities hosting the most energy & utilities conferences11 conferences · of 15
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest481 jobs · of 38
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,018 openings · of 33
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest74 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about human resources jobs
- Best cities for HR jobs #1 New York (994 openings)
- Best cities for HR pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($158k)
- Most requested AI skills in HR jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (5.7%)
- Employers with the most HR jobs #1 Amazon (291 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open benefits specialist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $61,500 to $81,500 and the median is $70,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists is little observed so far. Measured exposure for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists: 6% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...WALKER ST Workdays & Hours: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM* *Subject to Change DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Benefit Specialist position provides daily operations management of Benefits for 59,000+ City of Houston employees, retirees, and their families...