Compliance Officers build judgment and decision making, social perceptiveness and complex problem solving 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 Managers (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compliance Managers | 92% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | 81% | $76,210Pay for the broader BLS group “Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts | 78% | $81,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Financial Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Loss Prevention Managers | 77% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Insurance Underwriters | 76% | $81,370 | +1% | None |
| 6 | Loan Officers | 75% | $76,690 | −5% | None |
| 7 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 75% | $62,370 | −23% | None |
| 8 | Police Identification and Records Officers | 75% | $93,790Pay for the broader BLS group “Detectives and Criminal Investigators” | Not compared | None |
| 9 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 75% | $93,790 | +16% | None |
| 10 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 74% | $62,890 | −22% | None |
Compared with Compliance Officers, median $80,730. 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.
How important each skill is in work as compliance officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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92% skill match · $141,900 (broader BLS group)
Coordination · Instructing · Systems Evaluation
81% skill match · $76,210 (broader BLS group)
Social Perceptiveness · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
78% skill match · $81,100 (broader BLS group)
Complex Problem Solving · Coordination · Judgment and Decision Making
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Compliance Managers (92% skill match, median $141,900), Customs and Border Protection Officers (81% skill match, median $76,210) and Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts (78% skill match, median $81,100), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than compliance officers at the median. The biggest increases: Administrative Services Managers (+41%, $114,130), Financial Examiners (+17%, $94,160) and Detectives and Criminal Investigators (+16%, $93,790).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
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.