Compliance Officers

What the job really is

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.

At a glance

• Sector: Business & Financial
• O*NET-SOC code: 13-1041
• O*NET job zone: 4 — considerable preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

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

Tools and technology

Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Barcode scanners, Commercial driver's license information system CDLIS, Computer-assisted testing software, Database software, Desktop computers

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Compliance Managers
• Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
• Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
• Environmental Compliance Inspectors
• Regulatory Affairs Specialists
• Paralegals and Legal Assistants
• Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
• Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 4 (considerable preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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