Compliance Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Compliance Manager tracks employer compliance with laws and regulations, particularly for organizations in business and health care. Creates company policies, reviews departmental functions and protocol, follows developments in law and regulations affecting the industry
Job Outlook
There were 949 Compliance Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 29159 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Compliance Manager industry, which includes the Compliance Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Compliance Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $146,836.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $141,490.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Compliance Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $114,866.
Education and Experience
Posted Compliance Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 74.35% |
| Master's Degree | 30.5% |
| Doctoral Degree | 8.75% |
| Other | 5.4% |
Posted Compliance Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 9.62% |
| 3 to 5 years | 43.7% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.52% |
| 9+ years | 21.16% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Compliance Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (58.04%)
- Communication (53.68%)
- Leadership (46.77%)
- Operations (39.51%)
- Detail Oriented (22.79%)
- Problem Solving (22.56%)
- Writing (21.61%)
- Investigation (18.49%)
- Planning (18.04%)
- Research (17.7%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Compliance Management (31.54%)
- Regulatory Compliance (28.47%)
- Auditing (54.55%)
- Project Management (26.35%)
- Compliance Risk (14.41%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Workflow Management (8.36%)
- Data Analysis (11.47%)
- Change Management (6.67%)
- Internal Controls (9.3%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (12.62%)
- Information Privacy (4.23%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (6.28%)
- Marketing (8.5%)
- Risk Management (20.69%)
- Internal Auditing (14.74%)
- Legislation (1.81%)
- Accounting (12.13%)
- Financial Services (8.4%)
- Risk Analysis (18.56%)
- Investments (2.56%)
- External Auditing (10.5%)
- Finance (16.52%)
- Regulatory Requirements (6.59%)
- Process Improvement (12.83%)
- Industry Standards (6.4%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Regulatory Developments (1.75%)
- Trade Compliance (4.16%)
- Governance and Compliance Strategy (4.11%)
- Compliance Risk Management (3.42%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Governance and Compliance Strategy (50.67%)
- Trade Compliance (51.33%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Compliance Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Compliance Director
- Regulatory Compliance Manager
- Director of Compliance
- Compliance Program Manager
- Environmental Compliance Manager
- Director of Regulatory Compliance
- Trade Compliance Manager
- Compliance Project Manager
- Compliance Supervisor
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Compliance Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Elevance Health (567)
- Marriott International (318)
- Amazon (259)
- GAF Materials Corporation (193)
- National Security Agency (175)
- The Judge Group (169)
- Cardinal Health (168)
- Ericsson (160)
- TD Bank (154)
- Johnson & Johnson (154)
North Carolina
- Regions Financial (32)
- University of North Carolina (22)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (20)
- Wells Fargo (18)
- Elevance Health (18)
- First Citizens Bank (15)
- Lowe's (14)
- Truist Financial (14)
- CBRE (13)
- GXO Logistics (12)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Accounting Master's Degrees
- Management, Risk and Analytics Master's Degrees
- Operations Research Master's Degrees
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