Compliance Assistant

Supports a compliance team with document tracking, training records and reports.

A day in the life

You track which employees finished required training, file audit evidence and prepare a monthly report.

Pay over a career

Starting
$38k
Typical
$50k
High
$65k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. An associate or bachelor's degree, often in business or a related field, plus on-the-job training in the company's rules and records.

Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing slowly. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Compliance software now tracks training, files evidence and builds reports automatically, so assistant jobs are shrinking.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Business elective.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9061.

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