Also called: Fraud Strategy Manager
Leads a bank or payment company's defense against scammers and fraud rings.
A new scam is draining elderly customers' accounts. You study the pattern, tighten the rules that flag suspicious transfers and brief executives on losses.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; CFE certification; years in fraud analysis.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Criminal Justice, Data Analytics.
Growing much faster than average (about 15% over 10 years). Tracks financial managers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI detects most fraud now, and scammers use AI too; leading teams, choosing defenses and balancing customer friction stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Computer science, Business class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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