Compliance officers

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

288k

Average Age

44.8

Estimated Job Growth

4.62%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$82,383

Average Male Salary

$87,947

Average Female Salary

$77,324

About

Compliance officers are most often employed by the Administration of economic programs & space research industry. The average yearly wage for Compliance officers was $82,383 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Compliance officers are Tomball City & The Woodlands (Southwest) PUMA, TX, Columbia (East), Ellicott City (Southeast) & Elkridge PUMA, MD, and District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Compliance officers are Tomball City & The Woodlands (Southwest) PUMA, TX, District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, and Central Southeast New Mexico PUMA, NM.

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Employment and salary information for the Compliance officers workforce. Compliance officers workforce in 2020 was 287,710 people, of which 52.4% were women and 47.6% were men. Compliance officers are paid most in Westchester County (Southeast) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Tomball City & The Woodlands (Southwest) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

137,028

Male Workforce

± 9.08k

150,682

Female Workforce

± 9.53k

The Compliance officers workforce in 2020 was 287,710 people (52.4% women and 47.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 42.1% between 2014 (202,512) and 2020 (287,710).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($122,111), Connecticut ($118,381), and New York ($105,077).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$82,383

AVERAGE WAGE

#91 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Compliance officers earned an average of $82,383, $26,429 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Compliance officers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.339

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Compliance officers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.339, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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. Administration of economic programs & space research 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 Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($175,929).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

288k

2020 Workforce

± 13,156

8.12%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.1%

This graphic shows the share of Compliance officers employed by various industries. Administration of economic programs & space research employs the largest share of Compliance officers at 37.9%, followed by Banking & related activities with 34.2% and National security & international affairs with 27.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Compliance officers in the US. The workforce of Compliance officers in 2020 was 287,710 people, with 52.4% woman, and 47.6% men. The average age of male Compliance officers in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Compliance officers is 44.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Compliance officers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Compliance officers in 2020 was 287,710 people, with 52.4% woman, and 47.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (39,401 people), 50 to 54 years (36,743 people), and 45 to 49 years (36,625 people). Among them they concentrated 39.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 12.6% of Compliance officers workers were Hispanic and 87.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.6%), Puerto Rican (21.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.2)%

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Races

In 2020, 74.1% of the Compliance officers workforce were White, of which 51.6% were women and 48.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.8%) and Asian (6.16%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (50,542 people), Social Sciences (20,927 people), and Biology (12,886 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Compliance officers workers were Bachelors Degree (117,617 people), Graduate Degree (66,930 people), and Some college (48,628 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, Active Listening, Speaking.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Compliance Officers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Compliance Officers are expected to see a growth of 4.62% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.62%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.