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.
417,070 people do this job in the US. $80,730 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 83%
- 7%
- 10%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 28%. Today's estimate: 36%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 16 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verify that all firm and regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated. AI observed on this task. | 30% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews. | 13% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.3 work days | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Evaluate applications, records, or documents to gather information about eligibility or liability issues.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 13% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Prepare reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations, or decisions.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 9% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 5 h | 63%Half by now | |
| Score tests and observe equipment operation and control to rate ability of applicants.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Confer with or interview officials, technical or professional specialists, or applicants to obtain information or to clarify facts relevant to licensing decisions.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Advise licensees or other individuals or groups concerning licensing, permit, or passport regulations.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Administer oral, written, road, or flight tests to license applicants.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Visit establishments to verify that valid licenses or permits are displayed and that licensing standards are being upheld.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Report law or regulation violations to appropriate boards or agencies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 2% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Compliance Managers17% now, 66% by 2028
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs72% now, 74% by 2028
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators18% now, 67% by 2028
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors37% now, 63% by 2028
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists17% now, 86% by 2028
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants23% now, 70% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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