Also called: Financial Examiner, Bank Regulator
Inspects banks and financial companies to make sure they're safe and following the rules.
Bank examiners from the FDIC, Federal Reserve, or state agencies travel to banks, review their loans, and check whether they could survive a crisis. After bank failures in 2023, demand rose. It's a stable, well-paid government finance career.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance, accounting, or economics.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Accounting, Economics.
Growing much faster than average (about 19% over 10 years). BLS financial examiners 2024-34.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI analyzes bank data and flags risk; on-site exams and judging a bank's management stay human.
Classes: Accounting, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2061.
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