Compliance Managers
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 11-9199.02United States
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
- Median annual earnings
- $106,813
- Projected change
- +8.9%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 1.14M jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
63.4% of the workforce
Growing to 1.24M by 2035
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The work
What compliance managers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
- Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
- Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
- File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
- Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
- Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
- Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
- Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
- Verify that all regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.
- Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.
- Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.
- Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
- Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices.
- Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
- Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.
- Direct the development or implementation of policies and procedures related to compliance throughout an organization.
- Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
- Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
- Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $49,585
- 25th percentile
- $73,342
- 50th percentile
- $106,813
- 75th percentile
- $152,210
- 90th percentile
- $237,454
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $106,813 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+8.9%faster than average
20251,136,396 jobs
2035 projected1,237,142 jobs
100,746 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 63.4%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 14.4%
- High school diploma or less
- 8.9%
- Certificate
- 6.7%
- Associate degree
- 5.3%
- Some college
- 1.3%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Compliance Managers2,525 postings
- 02Directors of Compliance1,350 postings
- 03Regulatory Compliance Managers646 postings
- 04Trade Compliance Managers589 postings
- 05Compliance Program Managers538 postings
- 06Directors of Regulatory Compliance398 postings
- 07Environmental Compliance Managers376 postings
- 08Privacy Counsels368 postings
- 09Compliance Risk Managers327 postings
- 10Corporate Counsels325 postings
- 11Associate Directors of Compliance321 postings
- 12Quality Compliance Managers313 postings
- 13Directors of Environmental Compliance269 postings
- 14Global Trade Compliance Managers253 postings
- 15Directors of Ethics and Compliance249 postings
- 16Privacy Analysts229 postings
- 17Global Compliance Managers222 postings
- 18Compliance Monitors220 postings
- 19Compliance Supervisors218 postings
- 20Compliance Project Managers215 postings
Top employers
- 01KPMG718 postings
- 02CVS Health360 postings
- 03Cardinal Health327 postings
- 04TD Bank312 postings
- 05Amazon298 postings
- 06PricewaterhouseCoopers278 postings
- 07Fujifilm265 postings
- 08Capital One262 postings
- 09GE Aerospace245 postings
- 10Walmart220 postings
- 11United Therapeutics Corporation206 postings
- 12Google205 postings
- 13Sumitomo Pharma205 postings
- 14GAF Materials Corporation196 postings
- 15Beacon Hill Staffing Group163 postings
- 16Otsuka America163 postings
- 17Sharecare160 postings
- 18Merck & Co.151 postings
- 19Humana139 postings
- 20Marathon Petroleum137 postings
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