| 1. | What jobs are included in the CompGeo Database? | |||
| The CompGeo Database has the most extensive coverage of Salary Survey Occupation Groups of any commercial Salary Survey Research Facility. CompGeo Online covers 23 Occupation Salary Groups. Occupation Salary Groups include Agriculture/Forestry, Art/Design, Construction, Education, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, Manufacturing, Mining, Transportation, Travel/Enterainment/Lodging, Utilities and more. These join the original CompGeo Occupation Salary Groups of Information Technology, Engineering/Scientific, Health Care and Related, Legal Services, Office/Administrative, Protective Services and Skilled Trades. The former Professional/Management Group has been expanded and split into the new Occupation Groups of Finance, Human Resources, Management and others.
Over a half million Salary Survey Results covering over thousands of Benchmark Job Classifications across 632 Survey Locations are included in the CompGeo Database. At present, this represents coverage of over 43,423,000 employees in 23 surveyed Occupation Groups. Not all jobs are present in every location nor are all Industry/Sector breakouts available for each Survey Benchmark Job. Larger metropolitan areas may have almost every Salary Survey Benchmark Job while locations that are much smaller in size may only have a few For current listings of Salary Survey Benchmark Titles by Job Family for each CompGeo Occupation Group along with Benchmark Job Descriptions visit the CompGeo Occupation Group Reference and Benchmark Job Description Guide. | ||||
| 2. | What is are the differences between CompGeo Online and CompGeo Professional? | |||
| CompGeo Online Associate is best suited for Salary and Compensation Research for one or a small number of jobs or job families within an Occupation Group. CompGeo Online has a variety of Report Options that cover a single Survey Aea, all Suvey Areas within a Region or even Nationwide Report Options some with Regional and/or Survey Area specific Geographic Salary Differentials.
CompGeo Online Professional Reports is a special edition of CompGeo Online geared towards the needs of Compensation Professionals and other Salary Researchers who need broad survey coverage for an entire Occupation Group across a Geographic Region or All Occupation Groups within a particular Industry/Sector Breakout. CompGeo Professional Occupation Group and Industry/Sector Report Options include Second Reports and Companion Excel Work Sheets without charge.
For Professional reports that cover an entire Occupation Group with multiple forecasting options visit CompGeo Online Professional at ictcw.com/gprohome.htm CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Reports provide the best combination of value and flexibility for Compensation Professionals today. At the CompGeo Online Professional site each Occupation Group and Region combination requires a separate form submittal unless all Regions are requested for a particular Occupation Group in which case the National CD Report Option may be selected.
Both CompGeo Online and CompGeo Professional have a wide variety of unique forecasting options making CompGeo Online the most flexible, comprehensive and cost effective online salary survey research service. CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Reports is a great value in Salary Survey Research today with four (4) forecast date options and both Geographic Region and Occupation Group Wide coverage along with available companion Excel Salary Survey Report Books. The best value in Total Compensation Forecasting today is the CompGeo Salary Survey and Compensation Forecast Library which provides Direct, Indirect and Total Compensation Forecasts over an eight (8) year forward time span along with Excel Salary Survey Data Sheets. | ||||
| 3. | What are the current rates for CompGeo Online and CompGeo Occupation Group Reports? | |||
| For current fee information visit the CompGeo Sample Reportes, Rates and Options Information Guide. | ||||
| 4. | How is CompGeo Online different from other Salary Survey Sites and Salary Survey Sources? | |||
| Only CompGeo Online provides the most extensive, reliable, flexible, and cost effective online salary survey research service available - from an true innovator in Compensation Systems Design and Analysis - The Clayton Wallis Company.
Since the inception of CompGeo Online others, including a few large consulting firms, have tried to duplicate CompGeo Online in name and function but they are only inferior imitations. Salary Survey sites that puport to provide multiple coded salary survey sources are actually using private copyrighted information without permission. Still others don't even use salary survey data - they use geographic salary differentials or scan classified ads - like geographic salary 'calculators' these are woefully inaccurate. Others surveys typically have large sampling error rates due to limited participation rates. The CompGeo Database has been updated yearly since 1991 using hundreds of carefully screened government conducted private and public sector salary surveys which have the lowest sampling error rates available. CompGeo Online is unique with regard to flexible forward looking salary forecasting options - others provide only historical information in terms of usefullness and value. For maximum research flexibility and value, the CompGeo Online Professional Forecast Library provides Unlimited 24 X 7 Access to the CompGeo Online Salary Survey Database on an National or Regional Subscription basis. CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group and Industry/Sector Reports include all Job Families and attendent Survey Benchmarks in each Job Family and are the only Professional Salary Survey Reports available which publish Confidence Intervals for each benchmark. Such broad coverage and unique Statistical Sampling Error Mapping Features makes CompGeo Online Occupation Group and Industry/Sector Reports one of the best salary survey resource values for Compensation Professionals. For maximum security, all CompGeo Standard and CompGeo Online Professional Reports are delivered in password protected PDF files - another feature truly unique to CompGeo Online. All CompGeo Online Standard and Professional Reports and Subscription Based Services may be ordered through online Secure Order forms. | ||||
| 5. | In a progressively numbered survey job series - what, in general, are the differences between levels? | |||
| Job Levels Generally Defined*
Level I - Entry/Trainee Level II - Junior/Developing Level III - Journey/Fully Qualified Level IV - Senior/Advanced/Associate Consultant Level V - Lead/Consultant Level VI - Team Leader/Supervisor/Senior Consultant Level VII - Manager/Senior Supervisor/Principal Consultant Level VIII - Group Manager/Chief Consultant * If Job Title specifically includes Supervisor or Manager then Levels differentiated upon scope of responsibility, contacts, number of employees, supervised, budgetary authority and related factors. | ||||
| 6. | After I place an order online how long will it take to receive the CompGeo Online and/or the CompGeo Online Professional Reports that I ordered? | |||
| Generally, reports are produced the same or next business day for both CompGeo Online and CompGeo Online Professional Reports. | ||||
| 7. | What should I consider in selecting Forecast Date(s) | |||
| Anticipated Salary and Total Compensation Increases will vary across Geographic Areas, Career Occupation Group(s) and Industry/Sectors In general, most occupations have had very moderate salary and total compensation increases on an annual basis over the last few years. Keep in mind other variables as noted above - in particular how competitive the market is for the given occupation in the selected geographic area.
In both CompGeo Online Associate and Professional ou may choose the option Use Default Forecast in which case a forecast selection(s) will be made for you based upon current forecasts for the the applicable job level(exempt/non exempt, etc.).Reliable Salary and Total Compensation Forecasts that are sensitive to Career Occupation Group, Geographic Area and Industry/Sector are published int the CompGeo Professional Salary Survey and Compensation Forecast Library which may be subscribed to on a Regional or National basis. | ||||
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