What do they do?
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
Also known as:
Accreditation Lieutenant, Accreditation Manager, Compliance Coordinator, Compliance Director, Compliance Manager, Compliance Operations Manager, Corporate Compliance Director, Environmental Health and Safety Director, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Environmental Manager, Environmental Program Manager, Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager), Privacy Officer, Risk Manager
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- Bachelor's degree (35%)
- Master's degree (18%)
- Some college, no degree (18%)
- High school diploma equivalent (15%)
- Associate's degree (8%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (4%)
- Less than high school diploma (4%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Compliance Managers
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Degrees Granted
136,380
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Female Students
63,904
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Male Students
72,476
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Median Starting Salary
$39,500
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36,162
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24,556
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11,684
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Degrees Granted
20,902
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Female Students
8,615
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12,287
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Median Starting Salary
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Degrees Granted
17,726
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Female Students
5,279
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Median Starting Salary
$53,900
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Communicate with government agencies.
- Identify actions needed to bring properties or facilities into compliance with regulations.
- Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
- Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
- Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
- Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
- Verify accuracy of records.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
- Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
- Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
- Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
- Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
- Develop organizational policies or programs.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
- Manage control system activities in organizations.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists.
- Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
- Conduct environmental audits.
- Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
- Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
- Develop computer or information systems.
- Manage environmental sustainability projects.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
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