Also called: STR Enforcement Officer, Vacation Rental Compliance Specialist
Enforces city rules on Airbnb-style rentals, finding illegal listings and making sure owners have permits and pay taxes.
Compliance officers search rental websites, match listings to addresses, respond to neighbor complaints about party houses, and issue fines. It's a new city job created by the home-sharing boom.
City pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; code enforcement or customer service experience.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Public Administration, Criminal Justice.
Growing faster than average. Spreading as more cities regulate short-term rentals.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Software already matches listings to addresses automatically; fewer officers needed for routine enforcement.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply on your city or county jobs site for short-term rental compliance openings First: Government hiring with an application and background check, often a few weeks
Classes: Government, Computer applications, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
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