# Compliance Officers

> 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 13-1041.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Driver License Examiner
- License Examiner
- Motor Vehicle Clerk
- Public Service Representative (PSR)
- Driver Examiner
- Driver License Agent
- Examiner
- License Registration Examiner
- Licensing Analyst
- Transportation Services Representative (TSR)
- Air Pollution Compliance Inspector
- Certified Driver Examiner (CDE)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Issue licenses to individuals meeting standards. | Supplemental | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Collect fees for licenses. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.c.3.d |
| Warn violators of infractions or penalties. | Core | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Administer oral, written, road, or flight tests to license applicants. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues. | Core | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Visit establishments to verify that valid licenses or permits are displayed and that licensing standards are being upheld. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.h |
| Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.c |
| Score tests and observe equipment operation and control to rate ability of applicants. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies. | Core | 4.A.4.b.1.c |
| Prepare correspondence to inform concerned parties of licensing decisions or appeals processes. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions. | Core | 4.A.4.c.2.a |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings. | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Review license or permit applications. | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Examine financial records. | 4.A.2.a.3.c |
| Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.h |
| Prepare research reports. | 4.A.3.b.6.c |
| Communicate with government agencies. | 4.A.4.b.1.c |
| Conduct eligibility or selection interviews. | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Collect payments for goods or services. | 4.A.4.c.3.d |
| Administer personnel recruitment or hiring activities. | 4.A.4.c.2.a |
| Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Evaluate information related to legal matters in public or personal records. | 4.A.1.a.1.e |
| Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Verify accuracy of records. | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Implement organizational process or policy changes. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Communicate organizational policies and procedures. | 4.A.4.a.1.b |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.98 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.94 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.5 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.5 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.5 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.38 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.36 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.22 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.15 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 2.99 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Originality | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Database Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Commercial driver's license information system CDLIS | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Computer-assisted testing software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Digital imaging system software | Graphics or photo imaging software | no | no |
| Document scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | no | no |
| Driving simulators | Computer based training software | no | no |
| National Driver Register NDR | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Safety Status Measurement System SafeStat | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Traffic record databases | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contact With Others | 4.79 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.75 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.49 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.49 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.46 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.4 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 4.04 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.97 |
| E-Mail | 3.96 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.83 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.78 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 3.74 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.73 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.68 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.66 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 3.64 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.57 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.57 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.56 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.55 |
| Time Pressure | 3.53 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 3.52 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.51 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 3.41 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.33 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.31 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.18 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 3.05 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 2.93 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.81 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 2.8 |
| Level of Competition | 2.72 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.51 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.51 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.48 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.47 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 2.45 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 2.45 |
| Public Speaking | 2.4 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.32 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution


## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 6.33 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 5.25 |
| Law | specific_interest_area | 4.31 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 4.08 |
| Dependability | work_style | 4 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 3.07 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 3 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 2.97 |
| Integrity | work_style | 2.93 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 2.9 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.51 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 2.49 |
| Protective Service | specific_interest_area | 2.48 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 2.24 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 2.09 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.03 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11-9199.02 | role-11-9199-02 | Compliance Managers | Primary-Short |
| 43-4061.00 | role-43-4061-00 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | Primary-Short |
| 13-1041.04 | role-13-1041-04 | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | Primary-Short |
| 13-1041.01 | role-13-1041-01 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Primary-Short |
| 13-1041.07 | role-13-1041-07 | Regulatory Affairs Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 23-2011.00 | role-23-2011-00 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | Primary-Long |
| 13-1031.00 | role-13-1031-00 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.03 | role-13-1041-03 | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.06 | role-13-1041-06 | Coroners | Primary-Long |
| 13-1041.08 | role-13-1041-08 | Customs Brokers | Primary-Long |
| 43-4031.00 | role-43-4031-00 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | Supplemental |
| 23-1021.00 | role-23-1021-00 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Energy & Natural Resources | energy-natural-resources |
| Financial Services | financial-services |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | management-entrepreneurship |
| Public Service & Safety | public-service-safety |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | homeland-security-law-enforcement-firefighting-and-related-protective-services |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | multi-interdisciplinary-studies |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | natural-resources-and-conservation |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 78420
- **Mean Wage:** 84980
- **Pct10Wage:** 46230
- **Pct25Wage:** 59130
- **Pct75Wage:** 104800
- **Pct90Wage:** 130030
- **Employment:** 397770
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 46410 | 79920 | 2.89 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 38020 | 90990 | 1.37 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 32070 | 68590 | 0.54 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 22870 | 89740 | 3.16 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 18660 | 60800 | 0.8 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 18630 | 85040 | 0.57 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 15080 | 74650 | 0.43 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 14480 | 63430 | 0.76 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 10460 | 80660 | 0.67 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 7260 | 56880 | 1.06 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 7040 | 65310 | 1.15 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 6310 | 92300 | 0.84 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 221111 | 221111 | Hydroelectric Power Generation | National industry | 130 | 7.37 |
| 524114 | 524114 | Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | National industry | 5750 | 4.96 |
| 221112 | 221112 | Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 600 | 3.26 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 22870 | 3.16 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 46410 | 2.89 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 4180 | 2.8 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 790 | 1.8 |
| 623220 | 623220 | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | National industry | 1070 | 1.6 |
- **Count:** 52

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.08 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.6981205 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.8251011 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.5718207 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 70
- **Percentile:** 70
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 64 | felten_aioe |
| 79 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 67 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.6981205 | 64 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9090909090909092 | 79 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.19911368668287543 | 67 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.08
- **Percentile:** 26
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.4545454545454546
- **Beta:** 0.6818181818181819
- **Gamma:** 0.9090909090909092

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prepare correspondence to inform concerned parties of licensing decisions or appeals processes. | 0.00883286977884959 | 4.07 |
| Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions. | 0.006778714016326431 | 4.3 |
| Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation. | 0.0039028959487940056 |  |
| Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues. | 0.0020541557625231607 | 4.38 |
| Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations. | 0.0016433246100185286 | 4.37 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3
- **Growth Percentile:** 51
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 33.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 86
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 418
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 430.3

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 16
- **Skills:** 39
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 16
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** c850609ee70a0b0c