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Compliance Officers

Government and Public AdministrationO*NET 13-1041.00United States

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

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Median annual earnings
$80,590

50th percentile, United States

Projected change
+6.7%

2025 to 2035

Typical education
Bachelor's degree

43.8% of the workforce

Employment
435.38K jobs

Growing to 464.67K by 2035

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The work

What compliance officers do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

  • Warn violators of infractions or penalties.
  • Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.
  • Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.
  • Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.
  • Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.
  • Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile
$48,005
25th percentile
$61,129
50th percentile
$80,590
75th percentile
$109,168
90th percentile
$134,126

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $80,590 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+6.7%faster than average
2025435,376 jobs
2035 projected464,669 jobs

29,293 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
43.8%
High school diploma or less
23.3%
Some college
12.3%
Certificate
11.8%
Associate degree
8.8%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

  • Auditing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Risk Analysis
  • Finance
  • Process Improvement
  • Risk Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Project Management
  • Compliance Auditing
  • Compliance Risk
  • Governance
  • Data Analysis
  • Accounting
  • Continuous Improvement Process
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Reporting
  • Internal Auditing
  • Internal Controls
  • External Auditing
  • Financial Services

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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.
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

  1. 01Compliance Specialists3,288 postings
  2. 02Compliance Analysts2,536 postings
  3. 03Compliance Officers2,306 postings
  4. 04Compliance Coordinators1,459 postings
  5. 05Compliance Administrators529 postings
  6. 06Risk and Compliance Analysts497 postings
  7. 07Compliance Associates456 postings
  8. 08Trade Compliance Specialists456 postings
  9. 09Regulatory Compliance Specialists453 postings
  10. 10Regulatory Compliance Analysts434 postings
  11. 11Security Compliance Analysts423 postings
  12. 12GRC Analysts347 postings
  13. 13Trade Compliance Analysts325 postings
  14. 14Privacy Analysts274 postings
  15. 15Code Compliance Officers263 postings
  16. 16Compliance Professionals242 postings
  17. 17Conflicts Analysts241 postings
  18. 18Analysts228 postings
  19. 19Quality Compliance Specialists220 postings
  20. 20Chief Compliance Officers/Counsels216 postings

Top employers

  1. 01Robert Half378 postings
  2. 02Ericsson303 postings
  3. 03Beacon Hill Staffing Group245 postings
  4. 04KPMG236 postings
  5. 05Umb Financial Corporation213 postings
  6. 06CVS Health212 postings
  7. 07Amentum202 postings
  8. 08Sedgwick194 postings
  9. 09US Bank179 postings
  10. 10Datavant163 postings
  11. 11KeyBank162 postings
  12. 12Baylor Scott & White Health160 postings
  13. 13Humana148 postings
  14. 14Ascensus124 postings
  15. 15Prime Therapeutics121 postings
  16. 16ManpowerGroup120 postings
  17. 17Cardinal Health119 postings
  18. 18Amazon118 postings
  19. 19Hub International110 postings
  20. 20Cai108 postings

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