Ethics & Compliance Specialist

Also called: Compliance Officer

Makes sure an organization follows rules and its own code of ethics.

A day in the life

Reviews a conflict-of-interest report, updates training on bribery rules, and helps an employee figure out if accepting a gift is allowed.

Pay over a career

Starting
$48k
Typical
$78k
High
$125k

BLS compliance officers, May 2024 (approx).

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; CCEP certification helps.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Philosophy, Business, Political Science.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34 (approx).

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI monitors transactions and auto-runs routine training; investigating gray-area cases stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Government, Business CTE class, AP English Language.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.

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