Also called: Transaction Monitoring Analyst
Reviews alerts from monitoring software to decide which transactions look suspicious.
You review 40 alerts a day, clear the ones with innocent explanations and escalate a few to investigators.
Common entry job into financial crime careers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. An associate or bachelor's degree, then on-the-job training in anti-money-laundering rules; the CAMS certification helps later.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Finance.
Shrinking. AI is reducing first-level review.
High risk for 10 years. AI already clears many routine alerts and is getting better; this entry review job is being cut quickly.
Classes: Business class, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2099.
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