Headline risk
10%
Low RiskCompliance officers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 10% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 78,420
Employment 2024
418.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.0%
Openings (2024–34)
33.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of compliance officers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death. AI use: 0%
- 2. Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death. AI use: 0%
- 3. Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence. AI use: 0%
- 4. Clear goods through customs and to their destinations for clients. AI use: 0%
- 5. Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons. AI use: 0%
- 6. Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures. AI use: 97%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 47.3 · 312K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 29%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Compliance officers make sure that people and organizations meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Compliance officers work for a variety of employers, usually in an office setting. Most work full time.
Compliance officers typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. They often receive training on the job. Employers may prefer or require candidates to have experience related to the position.
The median annual wage for compliance officers was $78,420 in May 2024.
Employment of compliance officers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.