Compliance Officers
92% skill match · $80,730
Skills to add
Operation and Control · Troubleshooting
Is this right for you?
- Dealing with conflict is part of the job
- Tight deadlines are common
- Work outdoors in all weather
Jobs for Former Compliance Managers
Compliance Managers build coordination, persuasion and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Compliance Officers (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Skills you enjoy
Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.Sorted by skill match.
25 careers that use your skills
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compliance Officers | 92% | $80,730 | — | None |
| 2 | Management Analysts | 90% | $101,860 | — | None |
| 3 | Regulatory Affairs Specialists | 89% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 87% | $78,210 | — | None |
| 5 | Security Managers | 86% | $106,660Pay for the broader BLS group “Facilities Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Financial Examiners | 85% | $94,160 | — | None |
| 7 | Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 85% | $81,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Human Resources Specialists | 84% | $75,940 | — | None |
| 9 | Labor Relations Specialists | 84% | $95,420 | — | None |
| 10 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | 83% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
- 92%
- Median pay
- $80,730
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 90%
- Median pay
- $101,860
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 89%
- Median pay
- $80,730
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 87%
- Median pay
- $78,210
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 86%
- Median pay
- $106,660
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 85%
- Median pay
- $94,160
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 85%
- Median pay
- $81,100
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 84%
- Median pay
- $75,940
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 84%
- Median pay
- $95,420
- Pay change
- —
Extra educationNone - 83%
- Median pay
- $80,730
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone
Compared with Compliance Managers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
Your transferable skills
How important each skill is in work as compliance managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
Coordination3.75
Persuasion3.62
Judgment and Decision Making3.50
Social Perceptiveness3.50
Instructing3.38
Complex Problem Solving3.25
Skills to learn
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Operations Analysis
- Service Orientation
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Your top 3 moves, up close
A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
Management Analysts
90% skill match · $101,860
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (57% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.
Skills to add
Operations Analysis · Systems Evaluation · Complex Problem Solving
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
Regulatory Affairs Specialists
89% skill match · $80,730 (broader BLS group)
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (80% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.
Skills to add
Operations Analysis · Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
Similar roles in the same field
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
- Regulatory Affairs Managers 87%
- Loss Prevention Managers 83%
- Medical and Health Services Managers 80%
- Emergency Management Directors 79%
- Social and Community Service Managers 78%
- Lodging Managers 76%
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 76%
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 74%
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Questions former compliance managers ask
What jobs can former compliance managers do?
The closest matches are Compliance Officers (92% skill match, median $80,730), Management Analysts (90% skill match, median $101,860) and Regulatory Affairs Specialists (89% skill match, median $80,730), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Which compliance manager career changes pay more?
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than compliance managers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
Do former compliance managers need another degree?
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
How is the skill match calculated?
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.