Fraud Examiner / Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Fraud Examiner or Analyst analyses business computer systems, identifies weaknesses, and monitors for evidence of fraud, including identity theft and fraudulent credit card or bank transactions.
Job Outlook
There were 375 Fraud Examiner / Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8523 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Fraud Examiner / Analyst industry, which includes the Fraud Examiner / Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Fraud Examiner / Analyst 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 $82,358.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $98,393.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Fraud Examiner / Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $58,464.
Education and Experience
Posted Fraud Examiner / Analyst 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 | 60.12% |
| Master's Degree | 10.29% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.45% |
| Other | 19.35% |
Posted Fraud Examiner / Analyst 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 | 34.88% |
| 3 to 5 years | 47.25% |
| 6 to 8 years | 12.32% |
| 9+ years | 5.55% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Fraud Examiner / Analyst 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.
- Investigation (52.31%)
- Communication (45.71%)
- Management (44.83%)
- Operations (37.22%)
- Research (36.45%)
- Detail Oriented (27.76%)
- Problem Solving (27.24%)
- Writing (25.41%)
- Customer Service (24.19%)
- Microsoft Excel (23.65%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Fraud Investigation (24.22%)
- Risk Management (22.83%)
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (7.45%)
- Bank Secrecy Act (29.79%)
- Financial Services (26.15%)
- Anti Money Laundering (40.89%)
- Suspicious Activity Report (14.77%)
- Law Enforcement (20.79%)
- Transaction Monitoring (9.57%)
- Fraud Detection (21.11%)
- Fraud Prevention (28.73%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Know Your Customer (11.59%)
- Data Analysis (18.83%)
- Risk Mitigation (7.88%)
- Lawsuits (2.79%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (3.57%)
- Retail Banking (3.16%)
- Office Of Foreign Assets Controls (13.72%)
- Regulatory Compliance (7.69%)
- Billing (7.2%)
- Internal Auditing (4.02%)
- Loss Prevention (4.22%)
- Auditing (21.06%)
- Accounting (10.12%)
- Banking (13.08%)
- Risk Analysis (10.71%)
- Statistics (8.73%)
- Due Diligence (11.84%)
- Call Center Experience (3.86%)
- Risk Appetite (3.43%)
- Finance (14.8%)
- Mitigation (6.9%)
- Project Management (9.99%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (11.8%)
- Process Improvement (8.31%)
- USA Patriot Act (11.15%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Automated Critical Asset Management Systems (1.65%)
- Fraud Risk Management (3.77%)
- Insurance Fraud (1.59%)
- FinCEN 314 Program (3.19%)
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.
- Fraud Investigation (30.96%)
- Transaction Monitoring (12.24%)
- Automated Critical Asset Management Systems (2.11%)
- Bank Secrecy Act (38.09%)
- Financial Services (33.43%)
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (9.52%)
- Risk Management (29.19%)
- Anti Money Laundering (52.28%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Fraud Examiner / Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Fraud Investigator
- Fraud Analyst
- AML Investigator
- AML Analyst
- Fraud Specialist
- Clinical Fraud Investigator
- AML Director
- Investigator
- Fraud Manager
- BSA/AML Analyst
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 Fraud Examiner / Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- USAA (348)
- Bank of America (297)
- TD Bank (243)
- Elevance Health (207)
- TEKsystems (141)
- US Bank (129)
- Capital One (128)
- JPMorgan Chase (120)
- Royal Bank of Canada (115)
- Citigroup (115)
North Carolina
- Bank of America (39)
- USAA (30)
- US Bank (26)
- TD Bank (17)
- Ally (16)
- Ally Financial (10)
- Randstad (10)
- Kforce (9)
- Aston Carter (8)
- TEKsystems (8)
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!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.