Also called: Claims Administrator, Settlement Project Manager
Runs the process that finds millions of people owed money from a class-action settlement, checks their claims, and mails the checks.
When a company settles a lawsuit with millions of customers, someone has to send the notices, build the claim website, spot fake claims from bots, and calculate each person's share. Administrators manage call centers, mailing vendors, and fraud filters, and report to the judge on how many people got paid. One project can involve 50 million notices.
Project managers and directors earn the most. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or similar; project management experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Finance, Data Analytics, Paralegal Studies.
Growing about average. Class-action settlements remain large and frequent (approx.).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI flags fake claims and computes payouts; project leadership and court reporting stay human, with fewer analysts.
Classes: Statistics, Business class, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1031.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.