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Also called driver license reviewing officer, eeo officer, equal employment opportunity officer and immigration officer.

$80,730
Median pay a year
417,070
People do this work
6
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  • Reviewing license applications
  • Informing about status
  • Advising on legal matters
  • Administering recruitment activities
  • Evaluating related information
  • Inspecting facilities
  • Verifying records accuracy
  • Examining financial records
  • Implementing process changes
  • Staying informed about developments
  • Updating industry knowledge
  • Maintaining knowledge of developments

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Compliance Officer

Summary

Compliance officer examining and evaluating eligibility for laws and regulations governing contract compliance, advising on licensing matters, and conducting inspections to ensure adherence to standards

Experience

Compliance Officer

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Evaluated applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues
  • Advised licensees or other individuals concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations
  • Prepared reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions
  • Visited establishments to verify that valid licenses or permits were displayed and that licensing standards were upheld
  • Identified compliance issues that required follow-up or investigation
  • Conferred with officials, technical specialists, or applicants to obtain information relevant to licensing decisions

Skills

Checking & Planning
Reviewing license applications, Inspecting facilities, Verifying records accuracy, Examining financial records, Implementing process changes, Staying informed about developments
Core Skills
Evaluating related information, Informing about status, Advising on legal matters, Administering recruitment activities

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On site, Remote

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree
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  • Warned violators of infractions or penalties, communicating consequences and necessary actions
  • Advised individuals on licensing regulations, ensuring compliance with legal standards and requirements

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Show what improved after you warned violators

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Warned violators of infractions, leading to fewer repeat violations after warnings

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Fewer repeat violations occurred after warningsCompliance rates increased following warningsViolators took corrective actions promptly

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Mention if you were trusted to handle complex cases

The line

Advised individuals on licensing regulations, ensuring compliance with legal standards and requirements

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Handled high-stakes licensing casesGuided senior officials on regulationsManaged sensitive compliance inquiries

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The work itself

What a Compliance Officer does

The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.

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.

What it pays

How much does a Compliance Officer make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$61,280
Median$80,730
75th percentile$109,010

About 417,070 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$50,460$76,430$106,870
AL$51,300$72,990$98,470
AR$49,500$64,680$83,410
AZ$58,160$74,920$100,230
CA$71,240$96,980$127,380
CO$68,120$82,450$109,980
CT$71,810$91,810$109,990
DC$84,590$111,030$132,960
DE$65,520$91,050$105,800
FL$51,850$74,920$102,740
GA$51,810$70,200$103,380
HI$65,650$82,590$101,750
IA$62,930$75,620$91,720
ID$52,850$75,450$104,620
IL$62,850$80,550$108,360
IN$60,820$78,770$104,750
KS$53,370$69,740$92,490
KY$52,630$69,240$83,460
LA$49,080$70,290$95,840
MA$78,390$102,060$130,230
MD$66,370$84,720$111,530
ME$62,620$83,740$109,300
MI$59,760$77,390$101,000
MN$68,200$85,920$109,010
MO$49,750$67,270$93,890
MS$49,090$67,450$85,220
MT$61,910$66,660$88,420
NC$59,600$78,500$103,810
ND$63,730$79,440$102,400
NE$58,210$73,920$95,210
NH$65,170$82,800$106,060
NJ$76,180$100,000$128,790
NM$50,190$67,990$97,160
NV$60,010$78,290$100,530
NY$66,670$90,080$119,430
OH$59,130$75,030$98,130
OK$51,660$63,000$81,410
OR$64,130$82,990$102,960
PA$63,280$85,580$130,990
PR$36,420$48,950$69,900
RI$74,550$87,620$110,090
SC$56,060$75,460$101,560
SD$64,020$72,630$85,760
TN$51,970$63,960$92,180
TX$54,700$75,370$103,730
UT$50,840$67,370$95,620
VA$61,570$80,380$104,970
VT$68,220$90,420$108,510
WA$74,770$88,790$116,210
WI$63,790$78,800$98,640
WV$50,520$64,270$95,870
WY$62,510$79,890$103,380

Other names

Other names for this job

driver license reviewing officer, eeo officer, equal employment opportunity officer, immigration officer, licensing officer, regulation officer, air pollution compliance inspector, certified driver examiner, CDE, certified driver license test administrator, compliance admin, compliance administrator.

More names for this work

compliance analyst, compliance consultant, compliance coordinator, compliance examiner, compliance investigator, compliance professional, compliance specialist, cosmetology inspector, department of motor vehicles clerk, deportation examiner, dmv clerk, driver examiner, driver license agent, driver license examiner, driver license technician, driver's license examiner, environmental compliance inspector, equal employment opportunity investigator, equal employment opportunity representative, examiner, forms examiner, immigration investigator, industry operations investigator, information technology compliance analyst, it compliance analyst, license examiner, license inspector, license registration examiner, licensing analyst, licensing inspector, licensing registration examiner, licensing representative, licensing technician, mortician investigator, motor vehicle clerk, motor vehicle examiner, motor vehicle inspector, naturalization examiner, passport application examiner, passport clerk, psr specialist, public service representative, PSR, public service representative specialist, qualifications examiner, regulatory compliance analyst, regulatory compliance specialist, risk and compliance analyst.

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  • Compliance Officer

    Already yours: Reviewing license applications, Advising on legal matters, Advising on business operations

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    Median pay$80,730 a year

    What you have not done yet. Evaluating personnel practices, Preparing research reports, Establishing organizational guidelines

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    Already yours: Advising on legal matters, Negotiating contracts

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  • Reviewing license applications
  • Advising on legal matters
  • Advising on business operations
  • Negotiating contracts

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This page is about the occupation Compliance Officers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.