Occupations/11-9199.02

Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

51%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

60%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

56%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.

  • Mostly routine

    File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.

  • Task

    Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
  2. 02Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
  3. 03Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
  4. 04File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
  5. 05Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
  6. 06Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.83
  • Degree of automation1.70
  • Time sitting3.99
  • Originality (ability)2.88
  • Conflict situations3.43
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.05
  • Outdoors / weather1.75
  • Disease exposure1.52
  • Decision freedom4.28

Top abilities

  • Written Expression4.12
  • Problem Sensitivity4.12
  • Oral Expression4.12
  • Written Comprehension4.00
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Inductive Reasoning4.00
  • Deductive Reasoning4.00
  • Speech Clarity3.62

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.00
  • Active Listening3.88
  • Writing3.88
  • Speaking3.88
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.38
  • Critical Thinking4.00
  • Active Learning3.75
  • Learning Strategies3.25
  • Monitoring3.75

CIP matches

03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia11.1005Information Technology Project Management25.0101Library and Information Science25.0103Archives/Archival Administration30.0601Systems Science and Theory30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis30.3901Economics and Computer Science30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature30.4201Geoarcheaology30.4501History and Language/Literature30.4601History and Political Science30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General30.5202Digital Humanities30.5203Textual Studies39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management42.0101Psychology, General42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics42.2702Comparative Psychology42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology42.2704Experimental Psychology42.2705Personality Psychology42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience42.2707Social Psychology42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology42.2709Psychopharmacology42.2710Developmental and Adolescent Psychology42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other42.2801Clinical Psychology42.2802Community Psychology42.2803Counseling Psychology42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology42.2805School Psychology42.2806Educational Psychology42.2807Clinical Child Psychology42.2808Environmental Psychology42.2809Geropsychology42.2810Health/Medical Psychology42.2811Family Psychology42.2812Forensic Psychology42.2813Applied Psychology42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis42.2899Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other42.9999Psychology, Other43.0100Criminal Justice and Corrections, General43.0103Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration43.0115Law Enforcement Record-Keeping and Evidence Management43.0202Fire Services Administration43.0301Homeland Security43.0302Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management43.0303Critical Infrastructure Protection43.0304Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations43.0404Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy44.0401Public Administration44.0402Public Works Management44.0499Public Administration, Other45.0101Social Sciences, General45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods45.0103Survey Research/Methodology45.0199Social Sciences, Other45.0201Anthropology, General45.0202Physical and Biological Anthropology45.0203Medical Anthropology45.0204Cultural Anthropology45.0205Forensic Anthropology45.0299Anthropology, Other45.0301Archeology45.0401Criminology45.0501Demography and Population Studies45.0502Applied Demography45.0599Demography, Other45.0601Economics, General45.0602Applied Economics45.0603Econometrics and Quantitative Economics45.0604Development Economics and International Development45.0605International Economics45.0699Economics, Other45.0701Geography45.0702Geographic Information Science and Cartography45.0799Geography, Other45.0901International Relations and Affairs45.0902National Security Policy Studies45.0999International Relations and National Security Studies, Other45.1001Political Science and Government, General45.1002American Government and Politics (United States)45.1003Canadian Government and Politics45.1004Political Economy45.1099Political Science and Government, Other45.1101Sociology, General45.1102Applied/Public Sociology45.1103Rural Sociology45.1199Sociology, Other45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs45.1301Sociology and Anthropology45.1501Geography and Anthropology45.9999Social Sciences, Other50.1001Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General50.1002Fine and Studio Arts Management50.1004Theatre/Theatre Arts Management50.1099Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other51.0719Clinical Research Coordinator51.2009Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences52.0101Business/Commerce, General52.0201Business Administration and Management, General52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management52.0210Research and Development Management52.0211Project Management52.0213Organizational Leadership52.0214Research Administration52.0216Science/Technology Management52.0701Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies52.0702Franchising and Franchise Operations52.0703Small Business Administration/Management52.0704Social Entrepreneurship52.0903Tourism and Travel Services Management52.0999Hospitality Administration/Management, Other52.2101Telecommunications Management54.0101History, General54.0102American History (United States)54.0103European History54.0104History and Philosophy of Science and Technology54.0105Public/Applied History54.0106Asian History54.0107Canadian History54.0108Military History54.0199History, Other

Schools offering related programs

12 of 97 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

Information Technology Project Management

11.1005

$15,20057%86%

1 yr —

2 yr $122,038

Master's · CIP 11.10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

Information Technology Project Management

11.1005

$9,20067%56%

1 yr $67,660

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 11.10

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · Public

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

09.0702

$9,00017%91%

1 yr $66,171

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 09.07

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

09.0702

$11,80017%91%

1 yr $65,477

2 yr $58,673

Bachelor's · CIP 09.07

St Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN · Public

Information Technology Project Management

11.1005

$9,60095%56%

1 yr $63,005

2 yr $52,733

Bachelor's · CIP 11.10

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · Public

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics

03.0204

$19,60055%86%

1 yr $60,320

2 yr —

Bachelor's · CIP 03.02

Metropolitan State University

St. Paul, MN · Public

Information Technology Project Management

11.1005

$9,60082%48%

1 yr $52,107

2 yr $57,318

Bachelor's · CIP 11.10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit

Psychology, General

42.0101

$62,4004%96%

1 yr $48,823

2 yr $40,368

Bachelor's · CIP 42.01

New York University

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

09.0702

$60,40012%88%

1 yr $44,616

2 yr $49,019

Bachelor's · CIP 09.07

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Library and Information Science

25.0101

$17,50045%85%

1 yr $44,153

2 yr $44,431

Master's · CIP 25.01

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private nonprofit

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics

03.0204

$66,1006%96%

1 yr $44,091

2 yr $33,993

Master's · CIP 03.02

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN · Public

Information Technology Project Management

11.1005

$6,000100%31%

1 yr $43,798

2 yr $42,682

Associate · CIP 11.10