Compliance Officers

What Compliance officers Do

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. Excludes Financial Examiners, Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, Transportation Security Screeners, Agricultural Inspectors, Construction and Building Inspectors, and Transportation Inspectors.

Compliance officer Salaries

• 2020 employment: 348,700
• May 2021 median annual wage: $71,650

Job Outlook for Compliance officers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

• Number of new jobs: 21,600
• Growth rate: 6 percent (As fast as average)

How to Become a Compliance officer

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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