# Compliance Managers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compliance-managers
- SOC code: 11-9199.02
- Career family: Management
- Median annual pay: $141,900 (10th percentile $74,300, 90th percentile $238,270)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +4.9%
- Openings a year: 100,900
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Managers, all other".

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 15 |
| Investigative (I) | 33 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 35 |
| Enterprising (E) | 82 |
| Conventional (C) | 88 |

## What you'd do

- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 94/100)
- Getting Information (importance 94/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 94/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 92/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 89/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 86/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 85/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 84/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 83/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 81/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Coordination, Monitoring, Persuasion, Judgment and Decision Making

## Knowledge

Law and Government, English Language, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Personnel and Human Resources, Computers and Electronics, Education and Training, Administrative, Public Safety and Security, Mathematics

## Also called

Accreditation Lieutenant, Accreditation Manager, Anti Money Laundering Compliance Manager (AML Compliance Manager), Audit Manager, Compliance Audit Manager, Compliance Coordinator, Compliance Director, Compliance Manager, Compliance Operations Manager, Compliance Professional

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Administration, Management and Operations](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5202) (CIP 5202, 2,372 colleges)
- [Criminal Justice and Corrections](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4301) (CIP 4301, 1,742 colleges)
- [Psychology, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4201) (CIP 4201, 1,605 colleges)
- [Health and Medical Administrative Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5107) (CIP 5107, 1,585 colleges)
- [History](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5401) (CIP 5401, 1,464 colleges)
- [Political Science and Government](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4510) (CIP 4510, 1,292 colleges)
- [Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1110) (CIP 1110, 1,184 colleges)
- [Sociology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4511) (CIP 4511, 1,168 colleges)
- [Business/Commerce, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5201) (CIP 5201, 975 colleges)
- [Economics](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4506) (CIP 4506, 925 colleges)
- [Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5207) (CIP 5207, 919 colleges)
- [Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4228) (CIP 4228, 729 colleges)
- [Radio, Television, and Digital Communication](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0907) (CIP 0907, 653 colleges)
- [Hospitality Administration/Management](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5209) (CIP 5209, 641 colleges)
- [Anthropology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4502) (CIP 4502, 598 colleges)
- [Social Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4501) (CIP 4501, 547 colleges)
- [Geography and Cartography](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4507) (CIP 4507, 539 colleges)
- [Security Science and Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4304) (CIP 4304, 513 colleges)
- [Public Administration](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4404) (CIP 4404, 482 colleges)
- [Fire Protection](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4302) (CIP 4302, 458 colleges)
- [International Relations and National Security Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4509) (CIP 4509, 450 colleges)
- [Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5010) (CIP 5010, 351 colleges)
- [Homeland Security](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4303) (CIP 4303, 337 colleges)
- [Research and Experimental Psychology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4227) (CIP 4227, 327 colleges)
- [Criminology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4504) (CIP 4504, 252 colleges)
- [Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0302) (CIP 0302, 204 colleges)
- [Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5120) (CIP 5120, 175 colleges)
- [Social Sciences, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4599) (CIP 4599, 164 colleges)
- [Urban Studies/Affairs](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4512) (CIP 4512, 130 colleges)
- [Psychology, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4299) (CIP 4299, 113 colleges)
- [Archeology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4503) (CIP 4503, 86 colleges)
- [Historic Preservation and Conservation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3012) (CIP 3012, 86 colleges)
- [Library Science and Administration](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2501) (CIP 2501, 86 colleges)
- [Sociology and Anthropology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4513) (CIP 4513, 65 colleges)
- [Systems Science and Theory](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3006) (CIP 3006, 63 colleges)
- Digital Humanities and Textual Studies (CIP 3052, 25 colleges)
- Demography (CIP 4505, 22 colleges)
- Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (CIP 3051, 22 colleges)
- History and Political Science (CIP 3046, 21 colleges)
- Telecommunications Management (CIP 5221, 15 colleges)
- Economics and Computer Science (CIP 3039, 11 colleges)
- Religious Institution Administration and Law (CIP 3908, 7 colleges)
- History and Language/Literature (CIP 3045, 5 colleges)
- Linguistics and Anthropology (CIP 3047, 4 colleges)
- Geoarcheaology (CIP 3042, 3 colleges)
- Economics and Foreign Language/Literature (CIP 3040, 1 college)
- Geography and Anthropology (CIP 4515, 1 college)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Williams College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/williams-college-3281) | Economics | $105,744 | $166,678 | $9,750 |
| [Duke University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/duke-university-837) | Economics | $124,433 | $161,149 | $13,000 |
| [Carnegie Mellon University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/carnegie-mellon-university-406) | Business Administration, Management and Operations | $97,419 | $160,783 | $19,000 |
| [Princeton University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/princeton-university-2154) | Economics | $108,471 | $160,763 | not reported |
| [University of Chicago](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-chicago-2895) | Economics | $98,564 | $159,578 | $12,500 |
| [Harvard University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/harvard-university-1157) | Economics | $120,683 | $155,592 | $14,000 |
| [Dartmouth College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/dartmouth-college-769) | Economics | $115,308 | $152,929 | $14,833 |
| [Claremont McKenna College CMC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/claremont-mckenna-college-cmc-557) | Economics | $99,125 | $146,524 | $11,750 |

## Related careers

- [Regulatory Affairs Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-specialists): $80,730 median pay
- [Management Analysts](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/management-analysts): $101,860 median pay
- [Regulatory Affairs Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-managers): $141,900 median pay
- [Compliance Officers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compliance-officers): $80,730 median pay
- [Environmental Compliance Inspectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/environmental-compliance-inspectors): $80,730 median pay
- [Security Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/security-managers): $106,660 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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