Compliance Managers

Employers

There are 383,620 compliance managers employed in the United States. They work for local, state, and federal agencies; banks and financial institutions; insurance companies; pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing companies; and health care organizations. Employers prefer to hire compliance managers with a bachelor's degree and prior compliance-related work experience; some companies require a master's degree for compliance manager positions.

Starting Out

Many compliance managers get their start through internships, part-time work, or entry-level positions in compliance departments of companies. College career services offices can help locate internships and job openings in companies that have internal compliance services. Compliance managers typically find jobs through postings on professional associations' Web sites, through employment Web sites such as Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com, among many others, as well as through professional networking groups on LinkedIn.com.