Compliance officers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

332k

Average Age

44.9

Estimated Job Growth

5.42%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$95,699

Average Male Salary

$102,214

Average Female Salary

$90,141

About

Compliance officers are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Compliance officers was $95,699 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Compliance officers are Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL, Lancaster County--Lincoln City (North) PUMA, NE, and NYC-Manhattan Community District 8--Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Compliance officers are South Glasgow/Middletown PUMA, DE, Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL, and Bergen County (Northwest)--Ramsey, Oakland & Franklin Lakes PUMA, NJ.

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Employment and salary information for the Compliance officers workforce. Compliance officers workforce in 2023 was 331,740 people, of which 54% were women and 46% were men. Compliance officers are paid most in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 6--Park Slope & Carroll Gardens PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in South Glasgow/Middletown PUMA, DE.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

152,723

Male Workforce

± 9.59k

179,017

Female Workforce

± 10.4k

The Compliance officers workforce in 2023 was 331,740 people (54% women and 46% men). This implies an average annual growth of 62.1% between 2014 (204,710) and 2023 (331,740).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Compliance officers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($145,231), New Jersey ($143,203), and Connecticut ($130,407).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$95,699

AVERAGE WAGE

#95 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Compliance officers earned an average of $95,699, $27,972 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Compliance officers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.345

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Compliance officers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.345, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Compliance officers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Compliance officers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Compliance officers and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Compliance officers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Compliance officers, by average wage, is Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing ($206,862).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

332k

2023 Workforce

± 14,125

5.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.8%

This graphic shows the share of Compliance officers employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of Compliance officers at 48.1%, followed by Administration of economic programs & space research with 23.9% and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments with 14.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Compliance officers in the US. The workforce of Compliance officers in 2023 was 331,740 people, with 54% woman, and 46% men. The average age of male Compliance officers in the workforce is 45.5 and of female Compliance officers is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Compliance officers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Compliance officers in 2023 was 331,740 people, with 54% woman, and 46% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (45,865 people), 50 to 54 years (42,833 people), and 30 to 34 years (41,639 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 14.8% of Compliance officers workers were Hispanic and 85.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (48.1%), Puerto Rican (17.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.53)%

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Races

In 2023, 67.3% of the Compliance officers workforce were White, of which 52.4% were women and 47.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.2%) and Two or More Races (9.92%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Compliance officers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Compliance officers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Compliance officers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Compliance officers need more than the average amount of Social Perceptiveness.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Compliance officers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (58,862 people), Social Sciences (24,629 people), and Biology (15,113 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Compliance officers workers were Bachelors Degree (136,942 people), Graduate Degree (76,682 people), and Some college (55,208 people).

The graphic shows the Compliance officers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Compliance officers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compliance officers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Active Listening.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Compliance Officers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Compliance Officers are expected to see a growth of 5.42% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

5.42%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Compliance officers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.