Compliance Officers

This post summarizes key statistics on Compliance Officers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 29,486
25 54,975
30 64,824
35 79,385
40 87,544
45 87,544
50 90,753
55 91,833
60 86,432
65 81,652


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.70
20-39 5.60
39-41 66.60
41-50 18.90
50-60 4.70
More than 60 1.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Compliance Officers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
8.50 64,824 Administration of economic programs
7.80 90,725 Banking
6.20 92,994 National security and international affairs
6.10 102,992 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
4.80 73,300 Administration of human resources programs
4.70 66,945 General government, n.e.c.
4.20 84,270 Insurance
3.00 136,088 Drugs
2.90 94,753 Credit agencies, n.e.c.
2.90 69,745 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Compliance Officers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Compliance Officers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Compliance Officers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Compliance Officers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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