CompGeo Online Associate and Professional Salary Surveys
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| General information about CompGeo Online is provided in the Rates and Options section along with Report Options and Research Costs. |
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1. Form Navigation 2. General Job Level Definitions 3. Salary Forecasting Options 4. CompGeo Online vs. CompGeo Online Professional 5. Recommeded Steps/Tutorial |
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Job 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 Manger/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. CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Descriptions can be accessed directly from the Benchmark Job Description Group Selector.
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Salary | Factors To Consider In Projecting(Forecasting) Salary 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. * All available sectors are be automatically included in all CompGeo Online Associate and Professional Salary Survey Reports, except for CompGeo Industry/Sector Reports wherein the Salary Survey Report focuses on a particular Employment Sector or Industry. Industry Sector(s) may include one or more of the following categories: All, Private, Services, Government, Goods Producing, Health Services-All, Health Services-Government, Health Services Private, Hospitals-All, Hospitals Government, Hospitals-Private, Manufacturing, and Transportation/Utilities. |
The CompGeo Professional Salary Survey and Compensation Forecast Library includes Direct Pay, Fringe Benefit Costs and Total Compensation Statistics for all CompGeo Benchmarks along with competitive subscription pricing.. The CompGeo Professional Forecast Library is the only Salary Survey and Compensation Research Site to provide complete Long Range Total Compensation Forecasts. Another New Addition to the CompGeo Professional Salary and Compenation Forecast Library is the Complete 2011 Edition of the CompGeo Professional Geographic Salary Survey Differentials Report Set. The New CompGeo Professional Geographic Salary Survey Differentials Report covers entire CompGeo Career Salary Survey Occupation Group(s) with Job Family breakouts across all CompGeo Salary Survey Areas Nationwide. Such Geographic Salary Survey Differentials coverage down to the Job Family level is a Unique feature not found elsewhere. ![]() CompGeo Professional 24 X 7 Online Salary Forecast Access The CompGeo Online Professional Salary and Compensation Survey Forecast Library-on-CD product line is available with National, Regional and Statewide coverage options. CompGeo Online Pro Forecast Library CDs include all Job Families and Salary Survey Benchmarks across all 23 Occupation Groups regardless of the Geographic Sector coverage option selected. Salary Projections cover an eight year time span. CompGeo Online Professional Salary Survey and Compensation Forecast Library provides Unlimited 24 X 7 Access to the CompGeo Online Salary Survey Database. |
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Report Options |
CompGeo Online vs. CompGeo Online Professional CompGeo Online 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 Occupation Group Reports are designed for Salary and Compensation Research spanning all Job Families and their attendent member Survey Job Bencharks within a broad Occupation Group across an entire Geographic Region (e.g. North East, South West, etc.). Both
CompGeo Online and CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Reports have online form submission facilities and unique forecasting capabilities. In addition, sample pages are available for CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Reports.
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Recommended Steps/Tutorial |
CompGeo Online and CompGeo Online Professional Step 1. Review Sample Reports. The first step in using ComGeo Online or CompGeo Online Professional is to ascertain if the type of information provided in Free Sample Reports appears to meet your salary survey needs. If the information and format of the sample reports appear useful then the next step is to determine which CompGeo Online Occupation Group(s) are relevant to the Job(s) that you need salary survey data on. Make a note on which CompGeo Online and/or CompGeo Online Professional Report Type(s) appear to be useful. Step 2. Review the Salary Survey Report Samples and Rates Information Section Review the Rates associated with the CompGeo Online or CompGeo Online Professional Reports options of interest. Step 3. Determine which CompGeo Online Occupation Group(s) are relevant to the Job(s) that you need salary survey data on. CompGeo Online Survey Benchmark Jobs are found across several Occupation Groups within the CompGeo Online database. There are 23 Occupation Groups in the CompGeo database and each contains Job Family Groups and attendent Salary Survey Benchmarks. A complete online guide to CompGeo Online Occupation Groups is available.
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are composite benchmarks and do not have more specific within group benchmark detail available unless such a breakout is listed in the in the online Occupation Guide. The same is true with benchmark title listings that contain the phrases 'All Other' or 'NEC' (not elswhere classified). Examples of such titles include SERVICE WORKERS, ALL OTHER, and MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, OTHER. Reports ordered for composite benchmarks will have information prepared at the composite level only unless more specific benchmarks are available and an AFL or CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Report is requested which would cover all benchmarks in the Job Family or Occupation Group. Step 4. Select CompGeo Online or CompGeo Online Professional. If your research involves only a single geographic area and/or a few survey benchmarks then the Standard or Standard-AFL CompGeo Online Report types will work well. If information desired covers a number of related benchmarks in few Occupation Groups or across many survey areas in a Region then CompGeo Online Professional Occupation Group Reports would be a better choice. Step 5. Complete CompGeo Online (or CompGeo Online Professional) Request Order Form. A. CompGeo Online. (For CompGeo Online Professional see Step 5B below) To ascertain if survey benchmarks of interest are available in the specific Geographic Salary Survey Area of choice visit CompGeo Online at http://www.ictcw.com and select the Geographic Region desired. Then select the Occupation Group of interest. Scroll through the Survey Area/Job Selection Box to see if the Survey Area/Job Benchmark combination(s) of interest are available. If one or more benchmark(s) of interest are available, complete the order form for each Report Type desired. If Survey Benchmark Jobs lie in more that one Job Family complete separate order forms for each. If multiple job(s) fall within the same Job Family any AFL Report Type Option will automatically include all job(s) within the same Job Family. B. CompGeo Online Professional 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. Additional Notes: 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.
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