Also called: Financial Examiner, FDIC Examiner
Inspects banks for the government to make sure they're safe, follow the law and won't collapse.
You spend two weeks inside a regional bank reviewing loan files, testing whether it has enough capital and grading its risk management.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance, accounting or economics; agency training programs.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Accounting, Economics.
Growing much faster than average (about 17% over 10 years). Much faster than average (financial examiners).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI flags weak loans and data gaps; examiners still visit banks, question managers and decide on enforcement.
Classes: Accounting class, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2061.
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