Occupations/13-1041.00

Compliance Officers

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

43%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

74%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

77%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.

  • Mostly routine

    Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.

  • Mostly human

    Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.

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. 01Warn violators of infractions or penalties.
  2. 02Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.
  3. 03Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.
  4. 04Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.
  5. 05Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.
  6. 06Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.97
  • Degree of automation2.51
  • Time sitting3.83
  • Originality (ability)2.88
  • Conflict situations3.57
  • Hands-on objects/tools2.81
  • Outdoors / weather3.52
  • Disease exposure3.05
  • Decision freedom3.68

Top abilities

  • Written Expression4.00
  • Written Comprehension4.00
  • Oral Expression4.00
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Deductive Reasoning3.88
  • Problem Sensitivity3.75
  • Information Ordering3.75
  • Speech Recognition3.50

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.00
  • Active Listening3.75
  • Writing3.75
  • Speaking3.88
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking3.50
  • Active Learning3.00
  • Learning Strategies2.88
  • Monitoring3.38

CIP matches

03.0103Environmental Studies03.0104Environmental Science03.0208Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services03.0209Energy and Environmental Policy30.4101Environmental Geosciences43.0121Suspension and Debarment Investigation51.0717Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician51.0720Regulatory Science/Affairs51.2213Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General52.1002Labor and Industrial Relations

Schools offering related programs

12 of 94 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

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician

51.0717

$65,40012%95%

1 yr $69,338

2 yr $70,176

Bachelor's · CIP 51.07

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$60,1004%96%

1 yr $66,536

2 yr $53,168

Master's · CIP 03.01

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$14,80011%93%

1 yr $63,749

2 yr $59,124

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$68,2004%96%

1 yr $59,288

2 yr $56,776

Master's · CIP 03.01

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$14,60065%73%

1 yr $57,318

2 yr $48,432

Master's · CIP 03.01

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$8,20077%71%

1 yr $51,607

2 yr $48,041

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$13,8009%92%

1 yr $46,846

2 yr $46,673

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$9,70071%62%

1 yr $45,500

2 yr $43,798

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$15,20024%87%

1 yr $44,737

2 yr $41,565

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public

Suspension and Debarment Investigation

43.0121

$10,50077%67%

1 yr $44,021

2 yr $41,058

Bachelor's · CIP 43.01

St Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$9,60095%56%

1 yr $42,682

2 yr $33,565

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01

Houston Community College

Houston, TX · Public

Environmental Studies

03.0103

$4,300100%24%

1 yr $42,682

2 yr $36,848

Bachelor's · CIP 03.01