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Occupation AtlasCompliance Managers

O*NET · 11-9199.02

Compliance Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.

Also called Accreditation Lieutenant · Accreditation Manager · AML Compliance Manager · Anti Money Laundering Compliance Manager (AML Compliance Manager) · Audit Manager · Compliance Audit Manager · Compliance Coordinator · Compliance Director
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Compliance Manager · Compliance Operations Manager · Compliance Professional · Compliance Program Manager · Corporate Compliance Director · Environmental Health and Safety Director · Environmental Health and Safety Manager · Environmental Manager · Environmental Program Manager · Ethics Manager · GCR Manager · Governance Compliance and Risk Manager (GCR Manager) · Health Information Management Privacy and Security Officer · Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager (HSE Manager) · HSE Manager · Licensing Manager · Privacy Compliance Manager · Privacy Officer · Regulatory Compliance Director · Regulatory Compliance Manager · Risk Manager · Trade Compliance Manager

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code CES35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

CESConventional · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order

  • C Conventional6.30
  • E Enterprising5.93
  • S Social3.10
  • I Investigative2.98
  • R Realistic1.92
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent9%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate7%
  • Some College Courses1%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree5%
  • Bachelor's Degree63%
  • Master's Degree14%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (43%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (31%)
On-the-job training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (27%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Listeningbasic3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Speakingbasic3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Writingbasic3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Monitoringbasic3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Active Learningbasic3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Coordination3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Persuasion3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Social Perceptiveness3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Instructing3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
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Tasks

20 core · 9 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.4.5
  2. Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.4.4
  3. Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.4.4
  4. File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.4.3
  5. Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.4.2
  6. Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.4.2
  7. Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.4.1
  8. Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.4.1
  9. Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.4.1
  10. Verify that all regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.4.1
  11. Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.4.0
  12. Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.4.0
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  1. Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.4.0
  2. Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.4.0
  3. Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices.4.0
  4. Direct the development or implementation of policies and procedures related to compliance throughout an organization.4.0
  5. Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.3.9
  6. Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.3.9
  7. Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.3.9
  8. Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.3.8
  9. Develop risk management strategies based on assessment of product, compliance, or operational risks.4.1
  10. Advise technical professionals on the development or use of environmental compliance or reporting tools.3.8
  11. Conduct environmental audits to ensure adherence to environmental standards.3.7
  12. Review communications such as securities sales advertising to ensure there are no violations of standards or regulations.3.6
  13. Evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring programs.3.6
  14. Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standards or regulations.3.6
  15. Oversee internal reporting systems, such as corporate compliance hotlines.3.6
  16. Verify that software technology is in place to adequately provide oversight and monitoring in all required areas.3.4
  17. Direct environmental programs, such as air or water compliance, aboveground or underground storage tanks, spill prevention or control, hazardous waste or materials management, solid waste recycling, medical waste management, indoor air quality, integrated pest management, employee training, or disaster preparedness.3.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Law and Government4.65.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • English Language4.55.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Administration and Management4.14.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Customer and Personal Service3.75.2Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Computers and Electronics3.64.2Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Administrative3.45.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Education and Training3.44.8Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
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  • Public Safety and Security3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Mathematics3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Communications and Media2.92.8
  • Economics and Accounting2.63.0Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
  • Psychology2.52.9
  • Telecommunications2.52.0Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Therapy and Counseling2.52.3Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Production and Processing2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Transportation2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Geography2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Engineering and Technology2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Philosophy and Theology2.01.7Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Sales and Marketing2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Design1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Building and Construction1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • History and Archeology1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Mechanical1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.71.2Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Chemistry1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Foreign Language1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Physics1.60.9Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Biology1.51.2Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Food Production1.3—
  • Fine Arts1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem Sensitivity4.14.4Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Written Expression4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Deductive Reasoning4.04.4Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive Reasoning4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Written Comprehension4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Near Vision3.63.8
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  • Speech Clarity3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Information Ordering3.53.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Speech Recognition3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Category Flexibility3.13.6Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Fluency of Ideas3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Selective Attention3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Flexibility of Closure2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Originality2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Memorization2.52.8
  • Perceptual Speed2.52.8Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.42.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Auditory Attention2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.32.3Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Time Sharing2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.11.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Number Facility2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Visualization2.11.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Depth Perception1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Control Precision1.80.9
  • Finger Dexterity1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Trunk Strength1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.60.8
  • Manual Dexterity1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.50.5
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.40.5
  • Glare Sensitivity1.3—
  • Multilimb Coordination1.3—
  • Night Vision1.3—
  • Peripheral Vision1.3—
  • Rate Control1.3—
  • Reaction Time1.3—
  • Response Orientation1.3—
  • Sound Localization1.3—
  • Spatial Orientation1.3—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.1—
  • Stamina1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Dynamic Strength1.0—
  • Explosive Strength1.0—
  • Extent Flexibility1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Static Strength1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.85.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Getting Information4.84.7Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.75.6
  • Working with Computers4.73.9Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.54.7Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.55.1Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.45.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.35.3Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
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  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events4.34.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.24.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.25.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Processing Information4.25.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People4.14.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Performing Administrative Activities4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others4.04.8Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Training and Teaching Others4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.84.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.84.7Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Developing and Building Teams3.73.6Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.74.7Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.64.4Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Thinking Creatively3.64.4Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.53.7Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.33.7Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.02.5Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.72.8
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.61.7Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.52.1Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.31.8Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.31.9Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Handling and Moving Objects1.92.0Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.70.9Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8
  • Contact With Others4.7
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.6
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.3
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.3
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.3

Technology

75 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (4)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot

Hot (9; 4 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Apple Safari
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mozilla Firefox
Other tools (62)
  • 80-20 Software Leaders4
  • Actimize Brokerage Compliance Solutions
  • Agiliance Compliance Manager
  • Aline GRC
  • ARC Logics Sword
  • Archer Compliance Management
  • AssurX CATSWeb
  • AssurX Financial Services Compliance Management System
  • Audit2 AdaptiveGRC
  • Axentis Compliance Management
  • BPS Compliance
  • BWise Compliance Management
  • CMO Compliance Regulatory Compliance Solution
  • Compliance 360
  • Compliance11 Supervisory Suite
  • ComplianceBridge Total Compliance
  • ControlCase Compliance Manager
  • Cura Software Solutions Cura for Compliance Management
  • Data analysis software
  • Database management software
  • DoubleCheck GRC&T Platform
  • Email software
  • EtQ Environmental Health and Safety Software
  • EtQ FDA cGxP Compliance Software for Life Sciences
  • Fidessa Compliance Manager
  • FRSGlobal RegPro
  • Governance, risk, and compliance GRC software
  • Guideline Risk Technologies RUBI
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
  • Horwath Software Magique
  • Human resource information system (HRIS)
  • IBM Notes
  • Keane SCORE
  • LexisNexis
  • LRN Ethics and Compliance Alliance
  • MasterControl MD
  • MasterControl TotalPharma
  • MediRegs ComplyTrack
  • Methodware ERA
  • MetricStream Compliance Management
  • MetricStream Enterprise Compliance Platform
  • MetricStream Regulatory Reporting
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Modulo Risk Manager
  • MyComplianceOffice Compliance Operations Management System
  • Neohapsis Certus GRC
  • Oracle Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager
  • Oracle Insurance Compliance Tracker
  • policyIQ
  • Protiviti Governance Portal
  • QUMAS quality management solution software
  • Resolve Legislative Compliance Management
  • RVR Systems Compliance
  • SAP BEx Report Designer
  • Scheduling software
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Sword Achiever Compliance Portal Dashboard
  • Tax accounting software
  • Tax software
  • The Garland Group RiskKey
  • Thomson Reuters Paisley Enterprise GRC
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Regulatory Affairs Specialists
  2. Management Analysts
  3. Regulatory Affairs Managers
  4. Compliance Officers
  5. Environmental Compliance Inspectors
  6. Security Managers
  7. Administrative Services Managers
  8. Security Management Specialists
  9. Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
  10. Information Security Engineers

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