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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.
Changing faster than most: more resilient than 21% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.8% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and ethical judgement.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $80,730
- Job growth to 2035
- +3.8%
- Openings a year
- 32,700
- People doing it (2025)
- 436,000
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree, then moderate on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Investigate criminal or legal matters
- Provide information to guests, clients, or customers
- Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Prepare legal or regulatory documents
- Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures
- Coordinate regulatory compliance activities
What the work looks like
- Issue licenses to individuals meeting standards.
- Collect fees for licenses.
- Warn violators of infractions or penalties.
- Administer oral, written, road, or flight tests to license applicants.
- Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
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- Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialistsGrows with AI, Index 27, +6.0%
- Human resources specialistsGrows with AI, Index 28, +6.4%
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Also known as: Driver License Examiner, License Examiner, Motor Vehicle Clerk, Public Service Representative (PSR), Enforcement Officer, Environmental Inspector, Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Quality Analyst.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.