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SOC 13-2061 · O*NET 13-2061.00
Inspect and supervise financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions under laws and regulations: obtain balance sheets, operating income and expenditure, and loan materials to check assets and liabilities; examine internal controls involving cash reserves, collateral, and institution-owned securities; review internal and external audit reports and board and shareholder meeting records to confirm authority; recommend action on solvency, compliance, and problem accounts; prepare examination reports, issue lists, and corrective recommendations and track implementation; participate under statutory procedures in reviewing licenses, mergers, and securities registrations and make recommendations; and communicate with institutional management, external accountants, lawyers, and fellow regulators to obtain evidence.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+75)/3+0.5)=58; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
First consider whether you can work within statutory authority and procedural constraints and organize complex materials into findings supported by legal provisions. Test this with this page's paper exercise and seven-day tasks.
This card is a career exploration reference. It does not constitute a hiring decision, ability rating, legal advice, or any regulatory conclusion.
Signals worth considering: willingness to check supporting documents individually and ground conclusions in provisions and evidence, uphold procedural fairness when challenged by examined parties, and clearly document findings and evidence. Signals calling for caution: concluding from impressions, treating examination powers as personal authority, and relaxing or tightening standards under conflicts of interest or external pressure.
This occupation includes enforcing or ensuring financial compliance. O*NET sample titles include Internal Auditor, Compliance Analyst, and BSA/AML Officer. Do not universally restrict it to government external enforcement or exclude internal audit. Check powers, signatures, and applicable rules separately for public-authority examinations and internal reviews.
Career direction comparison
The following occupations share institutional governance and financial functions, but powers and responsibilities differ. Use them to identify a direction, not as interchangeable roles.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | Set institutional strategy and bear overall business responsibility | Focuses on overall institutional strategy and business decisions; this occupation focuses on statutory examinations and compliance judgments | Consider that occupation if you prefer business decisions; consider this occupation if you prefer regulation-based examinations and judgments |
| Financial Managers | Organize financial functions and manage funds and budgets | Focuses on financial functions and funds management; this occupation focuses on examinations and compliance judgments |
AI impact on this career
ILO WP96 is global GPT4 task exposure research, providing no occupational maturity, adoption rates, impact rankings, or actual job causation. Material extraction, searches, and anomaly alerts are directions awaiting validation; distinguish ordinary analytical automation from generative AI. AI Impact Score 58% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+75)/3+0.5)=58; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
Editorial job search direction: separately check main tasks, authorization, and local rules for regulators, regulated institutions' compliance/internal audit, and consulting services. No national shares or exact classification were obtained; do not claim most are public-sector roles or uniformly have external statutory powers.
NBS total wages include wages, bonuses, allowances, and other remuneration paid under its definitions, not just basic pay. Check travel reimbursement against statistical definitions; do not broadly exclude allowances.
This round obtained no exact national monthly or annual occupational wages. Contextual averages cannot be converted into a specific role's monthly pay; this does not establish that official sources have not published them.
This round obtained no monthly pay distribution for regulatory, institutional compliance, or internal audit roles. A single quotation is only a single-employer sample.
U.S. pay reference
The May2025 median is USD 94160 / USD 45.27 per hour; 10 / 25 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 56230 / 70660 / 129600 / 174200. BLS exact occupation 13-2061: employment of 70,000 in 2025, growth of 9.3% over 2025—2035 (net increase 6,500), and 4,500 annual openings on average including replacement needs. The OOH shows rounded 9% for the same occupation, not another scope. OOH industry medians: federal government USD 151360, securities 124380, company management 92940, state government 85610, and credit intermediation 80240.
| Position in wage statistics | Annual wage reference | Limits of conversion | How to interpret this position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 10% | Below $56,230/year (10th percentile, May 2025 OEWS, exact occupation 13-2061, presented through O*NET) | Official annual wages, not personal monthly income | Lower end: the exact occupation's 10th percentile is below USD 56,230 per year, representing the lower end of the distribution, not an entry-level starting wage. |
| Median (50%) | Median hourly wage: USD 45.27; median annual wage: USD 94,160 (2025, BLS OEWS, presented through O*NET) |
Career fit guide
The key is whether you can check materials against evidence, characterize issues under provisions, and retain reviewable working papers and signature records under procedures, rather than simply search for information. Interest and personality frameworks only suggest what to observe; they cannot replace verification through actual examinations.
You may be better suited if： Willing to check each item against examination procedures and working-paper standards rather than improvise from experience
These situations call for careful consideration： Able to ask a reviewer or legal staff to confirm unclear application of provisions, evidence-gathering scope, or conflicts of interest rather than decide alone
Try an entry exercise： Accept office and on-site examination work with strong procedural constraints and review requirements, producing mainly reviewable findings and working papers
Work pressure, risks, and occupational boundaries
Editorial job-verification suggestions: check the basis for issue characterization, document protection, working hours and travel, conflicts of interest, working papers, and signing authority. No studies of risk incidence or evidence that most risks can be reduced were obtained.
O*NET/OOH provide tasks and context; the six cards are editorial areas to check. NIST is only a voluntary AI framework, not a basis for occupational stress, legal requirements, or examination authority.
Typical scenario：Forming examination findings with insufficient support or incorrect provision citations
Roles most affected：Risks in characterizing conclusions and establishing their basis
Possible consequence：May lead to incorrect characterization, procedural defects, or effects on institutional rights and subsequent action
Entry, qualifications, and career development
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained.
Career outlook and transitions to related occupations
BLS exact occupation 13-2061: 2025 employment of 70,000, projected 2025—2035 growth of 9.3% (net gain of 6,500), and 4,500 average annual openings including replacements. OOH shows a rounded 9% for the same occupation, not a different statistical scope. Median wage: 94160 dollars. CN figures provide only industry and above-designated-size category context.
United States · Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061, exact occupation)
Growth of 9.3% (2025—2035)
Employment change
Exact occupation 13-2061 growth: 9.3%; OOH discusses financial compliance demand. This is not the independent effect of generative AI or a particular employer's hiring volume.
Does not establish：Projections are not actual results and do not represent hiring volumes at a particular institution or in a particular region
Examine and supervise financial institutions, securities institutions, and financial and real estate transactions under laws and regulations: obtain balance sheets, operating income and expense records, and loan documents and verify assets and liabilities; examine internal controls involving cash reserves, collateral, and institution-owned securities; review internal and external audit reports and board and shareholder meeting records to confirm authorization scope; recommend action on solvency, compliance, and problem accounts; write examination reports, issue lists, and remediation recommendations and track implementation; participate in licensing, merger and acquisition, and securities registration reviews under statutory procedures; and communicate with institutional management, external accountants, lawyers, and peer regulators to gather evidence.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
This checklist is for self-reflection only. It does not constitute hiring criteria, an ability rating, or a legal or regulatory conclusion. Financial Examiner roles vary considerably in authority: regulators' on-site examiners and off-site monitoring staff examine assets and liabilities, solvency, and compliance; institutional compliance and anti-money-laundering (BSA/AML) roles emphasize procedure implementation and suspicious transaction reporting; internal audit and external assurance emphasize internal controls and statement reliability; state or federal work may also involve licenses, mergers, and securities registration review. Key differences are the employing body (regulator, regulated institution, or assurance provider), statutory investigation and evidence-gathering powers, examination scope and follow-up action, and any requirement to testify in administrative proceedings or issue formal conclusions.
Test this through a paper exercise: given an entirely fictional examination package specifying the institution and its business, documents to examine, applicable regulatory requirements, examination deadlines and evidence rules, and required finding and corrective recommendation formats, write checking and evidence indexing methods, internal control and solvency points, issue characterization and supporting provisions, report structure, and correction tracking plans, marking judgments requiring internal review, statutory signatory authority, or formal proceedings.
Financial examiners' daily work cycles through materials, checks, characterization, and reports: obtain examined institutions' balance sheets, operating income and expenditure, loan and investment materials, and internal procedures under examination plans; check assets, liabilities, cash reserves, collateral, and institution-owned securities, reviewing audit reports and meeting records to confirm authority; characterize issues under applicable regulations, assess effects on solvency, compliance, or consumer interests, and distinguish ordinary deficiencies from major issues; prepare examination reports, issue lists, and corrective recommendations, communicate with management, track corrections, and initiate follow-up or referral procedures when necessary. Work also includes interpreting rules, training, and cross-department collaboration. O*NET additionally lists reviewing and recommending action on merger, new institution, and securities registration applications, evaluating data processing systems, planning and supervising subordinates, and training. This is occupational task scope; not every position has statutory approval or enforcement powers.
Centered on financial compliance examination and evidence checks
Examination plans and evidence lists, working papers and evidence indexes, reports and review/signature records, and corrective follow-up and closure records
This occupation includes enforcing or ensuring financial compliance. O*NET sample titles include Internal Auditor, Compliance Analyst, and BSA/AML Officer. Do not universally restrict it to government external enforcement or exclude internal audit. Check powers, signatures, and applicable rules separately for public-authority examinations and internal reviews. Classify adjacent business management, financial management, accounting statements, investment decisions, and sales roles by primary responsibility; additional duties do not automatically exclude them.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Inspect and supervise financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions under laws, completing document checks, solvency and compliance assessments, examination reports, and corrective follow-up. | Check materials, characterize issues, and issue reports through examination workflows |
| Primary subjects and basis | Work objects include financial statements and operating data, loan and investment materials, cash reserves and collateral, owned securities, audit reports, board and shareholder meeting records, procedures and contracts, reports, and corrective materials. The basis is financial and securities regulation, examination and evidence procedures, licensing review rules, anti-money-laundering and consumer protection requirements, and institutional review procedures. | Work objects are examined institutions' financial and business materials; the basis is regulatory law and examination procedures |
| Core process | Obtain → Check → Characterize → Report → Follow up | Centered on financial compliance examination and evidence checks, with procedures and corrective responsibilities checked against actual duties |
| Main outputs | Examination working papers, evidence indexes, reports, and review/signature records | Examination working papers and evidence indexes |
| Responsible party | Check conclusion and signature authority against the actual body, institutional procedures, and applicable laws. Public-authority penalties or compulsory measures require separate statutory authorization and procedural checks; do not characterize all internal review as government enforcement. | Examiners and their institutions share responsibility for findings and procedural compliance under laws and procedures |
| Authority and approval | When materials are insufficient or authenticity doubtful, applicable provisions unclear, conflicts or external pressure arise, or compulsory measures are needed, stop independent judgment and seek supervisor, legal, or compliance review under procedures, recusing yourself when required. | Stop and seek supervisor, legal, or compliance review when a matter exceeds powers or procedural scope |
| Limits of conclusions | One examination finding does not establish a final conclusion about an institution's overall condition | Findings depend on material availability, application of provisions, and review procedures |
Check assets, liabilities, and authority
Assess solvency and risk
Distinguish ordinary deficiencies from major issues
Recommend corrections and actions
Track and review corrections
Provide compliance training and internal guidance
Before taking a job, check each of the following: employing body (regulator, regulated institution, or assurance provider); statutory examination and evidence powers; examination scope and follow-up procedures; applicable regulatory and procedural requirements; confidentiality, conflicts, and recusal rules; and travel, on-site assignments, examination-period overtime, and pay.
Check the employing body and powers
Check examination scope and procedures
Check applicable regulatory requirements
Check confidentiality and conflict-of-interest rules
| Consider that occupation if you prefer funds and financial function management; consider this occupation if you prefer examination and supervision |
| Treasurers and Controllers | Oversee accounting and statement preparation | Focuses on accounting and statement responsibilities; this occupation focuses on examinations and characterization under regulations | Consider that occupation if you prefer reporting and account responsibilities; consider this occupation if you prefer regulatory examinations |
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| Investment Fund Managers | Construct investment portfolios and make buy and sell decisions | Focuses on portfolio investment decisions; this occupation does not make investment decisions | Consider that occupation if you prefer investment decisions; consider this occupation if you prefer compliance and examinations |
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| Security Managers | Manage institutional safety and security | Focuses on institutional security management; this occupation focuses on financial compliance and examinations | Consider that occupation if you prefer security management; consider this occupation if you prefer financial compliance |
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| Compliance Officers | Implement institutional internal compliance procedures | Focuses on internal compliance implementation and advice; this occupation often exercises external examination powers | Consider that occupation if you prefer internal compliance; consider this occupation if you prefer external examination and supervision |
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When comparing these directions, first identify whether responsibility centers on statutory examination and supervision of institutions and transactions, overall institutional business decisions, financial functions and funds management, accounting and statements, portfolio investment decisions, security management, or internal compliance implementation and advice. This occupation applies regulations to evidence, producing reviewable, signable findings and promoting corrections.
Compare roles by first identifying whether authority comes from statutory examinations, business decisions, financial functions, accounting statements, investment decisions, security management, or internal compliance.
Extraction, summaries, and search drafts on approved known materials are editorial trial directions only. Ready-made products have not been verified; check original data, citation accuracy, and permissions in practice.
Check adoption methods institution by institution; no rate for most institutions was obtained. Error costs do not establish adoption facts. Do not confuse internal compliance and statutory examination powers.
BLS exact occupation 13-2061: employment of 70,000 in 2025, growth of 9.3% over 2025—2035 (net increase 6,500), and 4,500 annual openings on average including replacement needs. The OOH shows rounded 9% for the same occupation, not a different statistical scope. OOH discusses financial regulation and compliance demand without quantifying generative AI's independent job impact.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material and working paper processes | Material checks and issue characterization | Assistance with extraction, summaries, and working paper drafts (editorial judgment) | Examiners check materials, characterize issues, and prepare reports |
| Characterization and evidence work | Issue characterization and application of provisions | Assistance with provision and case searches; people must confirm characterization (editorial judgment) | Examiners and reviewers confirm issue characterization and application of provisions |
| Characterization and evidence work | Evidence scope and interview strategy | Assistance with question lists and interview record organization (editorial judgment) | Examiners design evidence scope and interview strategies |
| Signature and procedural responsibilities | Findings and corrective recommendations | Assistance with working paper and report comparisons (editorial judgment) | Examiners and reviewers issue findings and corrective recommendations |
| Signature and procedural responsibilities | Internal review and signatures | Assistance with checklists and consistency validation (editorial judgment) | Internal review and signatures must follow procedures |
| Signature and procedural responsibilities | Corrective follow-up and closure records | Assistance with registers and expiry reminders (editorial judgment) | Examiners retain corrective follow-up and closure records under institutional procedures |
| Signature and procedural responsibilities | Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest confirmation | Assistance with permission and recusal reminders (editorial judgment) | Confidentiality and conflict confirmation must follow procedures |
The following evidence cards cover international organizations' task exposure research, official occupational profiles, employment projections, wage statistics, and governance frameworks. Read each in light of its own research subjects and limitations; do not merge them into a single conclusion.
Different stages are affected to different degrees. The following distinguishes three categories: materials and working papers, characterization and evidence work, and signature and procedural responsibilities.
AI primarily changesMaterial and working paper drafts: trial directions awaiting validation
Human responsibility remainsIssue characterization and application of provisions
AI primarily changesAssistance with provision and case searches
Human responsibility remainsEvidence scope and interview strategy
AI primarily changesAssistance with working paper and report drafts
Human responsibility remainsConclusion signatures and procedural compliance responsibility
When using AI to assist work in this occupation, check boundaries and responsibilities in the following order:
First confirm examination procedures, evidence rules, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest to determine which materials and stages may use tools.
Specify that tools only handle extraction and summaries, anomaly alerts, provision searches, and working paper drafts; they do not characterize issues or reach conclusions.
Check every tool output against original materials and provisions, with confirmation by reviewers or authorized personnel.
Record tool names, versions, inputs, and human modifications to keep working papers and evidence indexes traceable.
Examiners and their institutions bear responsibility for findings and procedural compliance. Tool outputs do not establish reviewed or signable conclusions.
Tools may produce incorrect summaries or provision citations
Control: Check each item against original materials and laws; do not enter it in working papers or reports before verification
Institutional materials and nonpublic information may involve confidentiality and personal information; check actual materials and current procedures.
Control: Check data processing authorization, material scope, and current rules before submitting to external systems; no universal prohibition on all external tools is stated.
Working papers and evidence indexes must be traceable; otherwise, the examination process cannot be demonstrated
Control: Record tool names, versions, inputs, and modifications, retaining working papers and evidence indexes
Incorrect characterization can affect institutional rights and procedural legality
Control: Internally review key findings; stop immediately and report anomalies or doubts to supervisors or legal staff
Conclusions and signatures require clear accountability
Control: Define examiner and reviewer powers and signature rules; do not issue external conclusions before review
First become proficient in financial document checks, sampling and evidence, and working papers, then complete a full examination stage under guidance, retaining an evidence index.
Make document checks, evidence numbering, and working papers routine. Seek reviewer confirmation on applying provisions, evidence scope, or conflicts first, and retain records.
Editorial trial suggestion: use approved materials to test fields, summaries, provision searches, and working paper drafts, checking originals. Specific tool capabilities or effects have not been verified; check permissions against actual roles.
Establish evidence rules, working papers, review and signature, confidentiality, and conflict rules before deciding where to introduce AI, and clarify responsibility for findings and procedures.
No occupational outcome evidence was obtained for overall augmentation, movement toward higher-level duties, or inevitable tool takeover of processes. Global exposure does not equal actual adoption.
Source: ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET 13-2061.00 task informationOriginal source ↗
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained. Sitting 78% and daily email 96% are work context, not AI impact evidence.
Source: O*NET 13-2061.00 preparation level and education surveyOriginal source ↗
Material, provision, and working paper drafts are directions awaiting validation, without a ranking of most direct impacts. Check characterization and signatures against actual job procedures.
Source: ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET task informationOriginal source ↗
BLS exact occupation 13-2061: employment of 70,000 in 2025, growth of 9.3% over 2025—2035 (net increase 6,500), and 4,500 annual openings on average including replacement needs. The OOH shows rounded 9% for the same occupation, not a different statistical scope. It provides no definite disappearance year.
Source: BLS and OOH exact occupation (2025—2035)Original source ↗
Tool outputs confer no internal review or public examination powers. Material and working paper drafts require review under actual procedures; no uniform tool capabilities or statutory signature rules were obtained.
Source: NIST AI Risk Management Framework; examination procedures and confidentiality requirementsOriginal source ↗
This round obtained no evidence of a definite disappearance year or inevitable task changes. Use projections, exposure, and actual adoption separately.
Source: BLS Employment Projections; ILO Working Paper 96Original source ↗
Prioritize three areas: accounting and financial analysis fundamentals to understand statements and transactions; applicable regulatory and examination manual frameworks to characterize issues; and evidence and working paper standards to retain reviewable evidence. Practice writing a finding as a reviewable report paragraph supported by provisions.
Source: O*NET 13-2061.00; BLS employment and wage statisticsOriginal source ↗
These are task-level judgments and evidence boundaries, not definitive forecasts of job numbers.
Insufficient evidence: no verifiable monthly wage statistics were obtained for other regions and employment arrangements (established public-sector posts, institutional full-time employment, and outsourced assurance). Cities, levels, and institution types vary considerably; check each role individually.
This round obtained no exact national occupational wages. The following industries and enterprise-size-based categories provide only their respective statistical contexts.
| Educational background | Common role directions | Notes and verification suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree (accounting, finance, auditing, or law) | Examination assistant and compliance analyst roles | Editorial preparation direction: document checking and working paper training; education does not establish competence |
| Master's degree (accounting, finance, law, or public administration) | Examiner and compliance review roles | Independent review ability and powers depend on actual training and appointment, not directly on a master's degree |
| Qualification preparation: check whether CPA or legal qualifications apply to actual roles | Assurance and legal roles | Check review support permissions against actual roles; qualifications do not automatically grant public examination powers |
| Interdisciplinary background (accounting plus information technology) | Specialist data and system examination roles | Additional training in regulatory law and evidence procedures is needed |
Leasing and business services 110162 / 68919 and science and technology 182064 / 83560 cover only their industries; management 210016 / clerical 94936 covers only enterprise-size-based categories. No CN public-sector job share was obtained, so do not claim most are paid by grade.
Editorial job search direction: check compliance and internal audit announcements and main tasks
Editorial job search direction: check assurance and consulting announcements and classifications
Editorial job search direction: check actual institutional examination and monitoring announcements
Material and provision drafts are editorial trial directions only; no CN demand or wage impact was obtained.
| Official annual wages, not personal take-home pay |
| Median: USD 94,160 per year (median hourly wage: USD 45.27, 2025); half of workers earn less and half earn more. |
| Highest 10% | Above $174,200/year (90th percentile, May 2025 OEWS, exact occupation 13-2061, presented through O*NET) | Official annual wages, not personal take-home pay | Upper end: the exact occupation's 90th percentile is above USD 174,200 per year, generally associated with employing body, such as federal government, grade, and experience. |
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Pay · 10th percentile：Below USD 56,230 per year；Pay · 10th percentile | Below USD 56,230 per year； national 10th percentile for the exact occupation (13-2061) | Not an entry-level starting wage.
Pay · 25th percentile：Below USD 70,660 per year；Pay · 25th percentile | Below USD 70,660 per year； national 25th percentile for the exact occupation (13-2061) | Not an entry-level starting wage.
Pay · Median：USD 94,160 per year；Pay · Median | USD 94,160 per year； median hourly wage of USD 45.27 (May 2025 OEWS) | Half of workers earn less and half earn more.
Pay · 75th percentile：Below USD 129,600 per year；Pay · 75th percentile | Below USD 129,600 per year； May2025 exact occupation 13-2061 national 75th percentile | OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses, but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime and shift premiums, and self-employment. Do not broadly exclude all bonuses or allowances.
Pay · 90th percentile：Above USD 174,200 per year；Pay · 90th percentile | Above USD 174,200 per year； national 90th percentile for the exact occupation (13-2061) | Does not represent the occupation's overall pay ceiling.
No. The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution within the same statistical period, not a starting wage. Public-sector grade pay and market institution compensation are not directly comparable. This page does not substitute adjacent occupations or interpolation.
Annual wage estimates assume 2080 hours per year; annual and hourly wages cannot establish individual take-home pay. Check bonuses, allowances, and travel payments under statistical definitions.
May2025 exact occupation 13-2061 wages; BLS Table1.2 and OOH projections for the same occupation over 2025—2035, presenting 9.3% and OOH rounded 9% separately. Industry wages come from OOH's occupation table; openings include replacement needs.
Employing body, grade, region, travel, and allowance arrangements all affect actual income; do not mix different scopes.
| Industry | Median wage for this occupation within the industry | How to interpret this value |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | USD 151,360 per year | OOH federal median for the same occupation: USD 151360. Employer table: federal 10%, state 8%, so do not claim most are in government; credit intermediation 44%, securities 15%. |
| Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | USD 124,380 per year | BLS OOH's median annual wage for this occupation in this industry (May 2025); does not represent every region or level. |
| Management of companies and enterprises | USD 92,940 per year | OOH median for the same occupation in company management: USD 92940. Do not infer specific internal compliance or internal audit job shares from industry values. |
| State government, excluding education and hospitals (credit intermediation and related activities separately: USD 80,240 per year) | USD 85,610 per year | OOH same-occupation median in state government, excluding education and hospitals: USD 85610; credit intermediation USD 80240. All industry values cover 13-2061, not CN job wages. |
O*NET regular schedules 87%, 40 hours 65% / more than 40 hours 26%, and continuous sitting 78% do not describe every job. OEWS includes commissions and production bonuses, but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime and shift premiums, and self-employment. Do not broadly exclude all bonuses or allowances.
BLS exact occupation 13-2061: employment of 70,000 in 2025, growth of 9.3% over 2025—2035 (net increase 6,500), and 4,500 annual openings on average including replacement needs. The OOH shows rounded 9% for the same occupation, not a different statistical scope.
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained.
Employment · Employment size | 70,000 workers； 2025 exact occupation 13-2061 | OOH covers the same occupation and year, not another scope.
Employment · Growth rate | 9.3% (2025—2035), net increase 6500 workers； OOH rounded 9% | Not individual hiring probability.
Employment · Projected job openings | 4500 per year； annual average for 2025—2035 including replacement needs | Not net new jobs.
O*NET occupational interest baseline
C (Conventional), E (Enterprising), I (Investigative)Primarily Conventional (C), with Enterprising (E) and Investigative (I) — Checking materials and procedures under rules, communicating to promote corrections, and researching and analyzing evidence.
This page's career interest information comes from O*NET's CEI interest code for Financial Examiners (13-2061.00). It describes work activity preferences, not personal assessment results, and cannot establish suitability, hiring likelihood, or professional qualifications.
Which Holland interest types are closer to Financial Examiners?
The official interest code is primarily C (Conventional), with E (Enterprising) and I (Investigative): checking materials and procedures under rules, promoting corrections through examination and communication, and researching and analyzing evidence. Interest codes describe activity preferences only; they do not establish ability, hiring outcomes, or professional qualifications.
Do not use it this way: Concluding from impressions. If you cannot accept procedural constraints, review, and possible challenges, both the work experience and conclusion reliability will be substantially affected.
Test my Holland career interestsWhich Big Five traits relate more closely to this work?
Editorial observation: systematic checks, evidence analysis, and accepting review. This round obtained no Big Five validity research for the occupation; it does not replace work performance.
Do not use it this way: Treating personality test results as a career conclusion or using them to rule yourself out.
View my Big Five personality traitsCan MBTI determine whether Financial Examiners suits me?
MBTI is for preference reflection only. This round obtained no occupational validity research; judgments must return to material and working paper performance.
Do not use it this way: Using a type label to explain unwillingness to check materials or accept procedural constraints.
Understand my MBTI preferencesCan the Enneagram tell whether this occupation suits me?
The Enneagram is a self-reflection tool. More practical questions for this work are whether you can maintain consistent procedures when examined parties challenge you and judge by provisions and evidence under time or external pressure. These can be tested directly in actual examinations.
Do not use it this way: Treating type descriptions as proof of career fit.
Explore my Enneagram patternsCan I be a financial examiner if I struggle with math?
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained.
Do not use it this way: Treating one test result as a ceiling on ability.
Understand my intelligence and reasoning performanceDo financial examiners need high emotional intelligence?
Editorial observation: communication, handovers, and checking evidence when challenged. No occupational predictive validity evidence for EQ was obtained.
Do not use it this way: Using emotional intelligence levels as a substitute for verifying accounting and regulatory ability.
Understand my emotional intelligence abilitiesFits better when: Prefers business decisions
Watch for: Would rather make institutional business decisions than conduct regulation-based examinations
Explore related career: Chief Executives career pathFits better when: Prefers financial functions and funds management
Watch for: Would rather manage financial functions than conduct compliance examinations
Explore related career: Financial Managers career pathFits better when: Prefers statement and accounting responsibilities
Watch for: Would rather oversee accounting and statements than characterize examination findings
Explore related career: Treasurers and Controllers career pathFits better when: Prefers investment decisions
Watch for: Would rather make portfolio decisions than conduct compliance examinations
Explore related career: Investment Fund Managers career pathFits better when: Prefers institutional security management
Watch for: Would rather manage safety and security than financial compliance
Explore related career: Security Managers career pathFits better when: Prefers institutional internal compliance
Watch for: Editorial comparison direction: prefers internal procedure implementation and advice. This occupation also includes internal compliance roles; distinguish by actual main duties rather than universally describe a transition from external to internal work.
Explore related career: Compliance Officers career pathNo. Interest tests describe preferences only; they do not measure ability or predict hiring or performance. They can describe your inclination toward systematic checks, communication to promote action, and evidence analysis, but suitability requires real tasks: can you understand statements, write findings supported by provisions, and maintain consistent procedures under challenge?
O*NET lists software and query tools; check announcements for specific programming requirements. No evidence of universally absent programming requirements or future demand trends was obtained.
More precisely, the work requires procedural consistency and communication resilience: returning to provisions and evidence when challenged, maintaining characterization standards under pressure, and clearly handing matters over to examined institutions. These abilities can be observed and trained through examination practice; they are not personality thresholds.
Suitability depends on tasks and work style rather than personality labels. Work mainly occurs in offices and examined institutions' sites, predominantly seated with documents (O*NET: 78% sit continually or almost continually); 87% have fixed schedules, 26% work more than 40 hours weekly, 96% use email daily, and approximately 57% encounter conflict at least monthly but not weekly. Introversion or extraversion need not be a barrier, but complete unwillingness to accept procedures, review, and challenges will affect the work experience.
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained.
Yes, but it takes time. Common tools include examination and compliance management systems, financial and transaction analysis software, database queries and spreadsheets, regulation and case searches, and working paper and project management tools. At entry level, at least complete material checks and working papers for one examination stage under guidance, retaining an evidence index.
Both routes are possible. Those with accounting or audit experience need regulatory law, evidence procedures, and working paper standards; those without related backgrounds need accounting and financial analysis fundamentals, then regulatory frameworks. The key is to show the complete process from materials to findings supported by provisions and review records in work samples.
OOH guidance by senior personnel was verified. Editorial suggestion: observe checking and review in approved operations. No comparative study showing experience demonstrates competence better than courses was obtained; displaying working papers requires permission.
O*NET work-context data show predominantly regular schedules: 87% report regular schedules and 13% irregular schedules; 65% work 40 hours per week and 26% more than 40 hours. Work is mainly seated (78% sit continually or almost continually, and 22% more than half the time). Precision and accuracy are highly important (22% extremely important, 61% very important, 13% important). Strict time pressure occurs daily for 13% and more than once a week but not daily for 43%. Contact with others is constant for 65% and occurs most of the time for 30%; 96% use email daily. About 57% encounter conflict situations more than once a month but not weekly. Verify travel, on-site assignments, and examination-period overtime with the employer.
No. A test can only suggest interests. Career decisions also require checking actual tasks, qualifications and statutory powers, procedural and confidentiality requirements, and performance on this page's exercises. Validate your judgment by participating in a real examination stage and completing an issue-characterization working-paper exercise.
How to reduce risk：Match each characterization to provisions and evidence; have key findings reviewed internally and signed by authorized personnel
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · O*NET task and work-activity information
Typical scenario：Sharing examined-institution documents or nonpublic examination information without permission
Roles most affected：Examined-institution document and confidentiality risks
Possible consequence：May breach confidentiality and information-protection requirements, affecting examination credibility and institutional rights
How to reduce risk：Check authorization for document transfers and external submissions against current rules; do not impose a universal tool ban.
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · O*NET task and work-activity information
Typical scenario：Continuous intense work without breaks during on-site and reporting periods leads to errors in judgment
Roles most affected：Examination-period workload and travel burden risks
Possible consequence：May cause prolonged visual strain, sedentary burdens, intense on-site and reporting periods, and fatigue
How to reduce risk：Schedule breaks and workstation adjustments around the work rhythm, allocate on-site and working-paper time reasonably, and report discomfort accurately
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook：Financial Examiners
Typical scenario：Having undeclared interests involving an examined institution or accepting improper hospitality
Roles most affected：Conflict-of-interest and independence risks
Possible consequence：May undermine examination independence and thus the objectivity of conclusions
How to reduce risk：Declare interests and recuse yourself as required; record and report external pressure
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · O*NET task and work-activity information
Typical scenario：Missing working-paper pages, unnumbered evidence, or confused versions
Roles most affected：Working-paper and evidence-index risks
Possible consequence：May make the examination process untraceable or leave conclusions unsupported
How to reduce risk：Record sources, sampling, and verification steps item by item under working-paper standards, retaining an evidence index
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · O*NET task and work-activity information
Typical scenario：Signing beyond authority or conducting a merely formal review
Roles most affected：Signing and procedural-responsibility risks
Possible consequence：May involve signing beyond authority, procedural noncompliance, or unclear responsibility
How to reduce risk：Clarify review and signing authority, and retain review, signature, and procedural records
Evidence：O*NET task and work-activity information · O*NET task and work-activity information
| Entry direction | Initial tasks | Evidence to prepare | Work samples demonstrable without experience | Distinctions to note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination assistant role | Check documents, sample, and organize working papers under supervision | Assignment and training records | Write key points for document verification and evidence indexing | Primarily a support setting; pay attention to working-paper standards |
| Examiner role | Independently complete examination stages and develop findings and recommendations | Examination findings and working-paper records | Write an explanation of issue characterization and its basis | Primarily an execution setting; pay attention to provisions and review |
| Compliance review role | Complete compliance evaluations and track remediation under internal rules | Compliance and remediation records | Write key points for a compliance evaluation | Primarily an internal institutional setting; pay attention to the division of duties with legal staff |
| Data and systems examination role | Examine business systems and data processes | Systems and data examination records | Write key points for data verification and anomaly examination | Primarily a specialist setting; pay attention to data access permissions and audit trails |
| Examination lead role | Assign tasks, review issue characterizations, sign working papers, and manage progress | Review and signature records | Prepare an examination review and signing checklist | Primarily a team leadership setting; pay attention to authority and procedures |
Check education, field of study, professional credentials, and examination requirements; record the posting date and whether recruitment is still open.
Distinguish understanding financial statements from characterizing issues under specific provisions and retaining reviewable working papers. Interests do not replace work samples and working-paper records.
Check examination and evidence-gathering authority, review and signing rules, confidentiality and information-protection requirements, and recusal and conflict-of-interest rules.
Record requirements and their validity; recheck when changing institutions or jurisdictions.
BLS typical entry requirements: bachelor's degree, related experience None, and long-term on-the-job training. OOH requires accounting coursework rather than an accounting major; CPA is not universally required. O*NET JobZoneFour, SVP7 to <8, BrightOutlook; education survey: bachelor's 87% / post-baccalaureate certificate 9% / master's 4%. None confer statutory examination powers. Check Chinese education, qualifications, and powers against actual announcements; no national distribution was obtained.
Preparation levels describe the occupation overall and do not establish statutory-authority conditions for a specific institution or role.
Check required examination and compliance management systems, financial and transaction analysis software, database queries and spreadsheets, regulatory and case research services, and working-paper and project management tools.
Provide the examined institution's type and business, a list of documents to check, key applicable regulatory requirements, examination deadlines and evidence-gathering rules, and the required format for findings and remediation recommendations as inputs for this exercise.
Label units and missing items, and state that the materials are entirely fictional.
List missing information that could affect judgment.
State that the exercise uses fictional materials and does not represent any real institution, party, or case.
Reviewable outputs: document verification and evidence-indexing methods, key internal-control and solvency checks, issue characterization and its basis, examination report structure, remediation tracking arrangements, and circumstances requiring review or formal procedures.
State the boundary: authorized personnel must determine legal application and regulatory conclusions through the required procedures.
Write document verification and evidence-indexing methods, key internal-control and solvency checks, and issue characterizations with their basis. Explain which judgments require internal review or an authorized person's signature.
Exercise output: actionable examination and characterization points.
First check documents against the plan and retain an evidence index, then characterize findings under the provisions, and finally produce findings and remediation recommendations for review.
List each education, qualification, examination, and experience requirement from the target posting in a comparison table.
Mark items met, gaps to fill, and items requiring verification.
Choose a fictional finding and write the applicable provisions, evidence, and reasons for its characterization.
Demonstrate the ability to ground findings in provisions and evidence.
Record the examination scope, main findings, basis, and remediation recommendations on one page.
Identify supporting sources and unverified portions.
Explain the examination systems, sampling and data tools, and working-paper numbering used so others can review the work.
Identify steps assisted by AI and checked by a person.
| Situation | Possible questions | Evidence you can present | Conclusions that cannot be inferred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Can you explain the application of provisions, evidence gathering, and working-paper standards? | Check whether you can explain examination methods in accordance with procedures and standards. | The employer decides whether to hire you; you cannot determine this yourself. |
| Case review | Can you demonstrate the complete process from documents to issue characterization? | Demonstrate traceability through working papers and an evidence index. | One review does not establish the ability to independently handle all examination areas. |
| Probation assessment |
Extract one evidence-gathering, review, or signing requirement and write key implementation points.
Specify verification, sampling, and numbering methods by document type.
Write common issue types, applicable provisions, and characterization reasons.
Write report sections, finding descriptions, and remediation recommendation formats.
Write self-check points for document confidentiality, information protection, and recusal.
Ask an experienced examiner to identify omissions in issue characterizations and working papers, and record the feedback.
| Qualification / preparation item | Who it applies to | Role in this occupation | Universally required? | Conditions and investment | Scale of investment | What it cannot replace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree (including accounting coursework) | Most examination roles | BLS typical entry-level education; does not guarantee hiring | Listed by BLS as typical entry-level education for this occupation | According to institution and program requirements | About four years | Educational level does not equal judgment in applying provisions and gathering evidence |
| Postbaccalaureate certificate |
Typical scope：Follow procedures for document verification, sampled evidence gathering, and working-paper organization
Readiness evidence：Assignment and training records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily accounting or auditing studies; verify employer and role requirements
Next moves：Independently complete document verification and working papers for one examination stage
Typical scope：Independently complete examination stages and develop findings and recommendations
Readiness evidence：Examination findings and working-paper records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily examination or auditing experience
Next moves：Handle issue characterization and write findings
Typical scope：Examine business systems and data processes
Readiness evidence：Systems and data examination records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily data and systems knowledge
Next moves：Handle data and systems examinations
Typical scope：Assign tasks, review issue characterizations, sign working papers, and manage progress
Readiness evidence：Review and signature records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily experience and appointment to authority
Next moves：Develop toward examination management
Typical scope：Complete compliance evaluations and track remediation under internal rules
Readiness evidence：Compliance and remediation records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily compliance and internal-control knowledge
Next moves：Handle compliance evaluations and remediation tracking
Typical scope：Conduct anti-money-laundering monitoring and consumer-protection examinations
Readiness evidence：Monitoring and examination records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily knowledge of anti-money-laundering and consumer-protection requirements
Next moves：Handle specialist compliance examinations
Typical scope：Review licensing, merger and acquisition, and securities registration applications
Readiness evidence：Review and recommendation records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily licensing rules and review knowledge
Typical scope：Research regulatory changes and recommend how they apply
Readiness evidence：Research and opinion records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily legal and policy research skills
Next moves：Research the application of regulations
Typical scope：Take responsibility for on-site examinations of a specific business line or risk
Readiness evidence：Specialist examination records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily specialist examination experience
Next moves：Handle specialist on-site examinations
Typical scope：Use data analysis for off-site monitoring and early warnings
Readiness evidence：Monitoring and early-warning records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily data analysis and regulatory knowledge
Next moves：Handle off-site monitoring
Able to check documents, gather sampled evidence, organize working papers, and record work accurately under supervision.
Able to independently complete an examination stage and produce findings and recommendations grounded in provisions.
Able to complete compliance evaluations and track remediation under internal rules.
Able to assign tasks, review characterizations, sign working papers, and manage examination progress.
United States · Financial Examiners (SOC 13-2061, exact occupation)
70,000 workers (2025)
Employment size
Employment size and openings are different measures; openings are annual averages over the projection period and include replacement needs
Does not establish：Statistics cover the exact occupation; employing entities (government or market institutions) vary widely
Mainland China · Leasing and business services; scientific research and technical services (industry sections)
Leasing and business services: non-private 110162 / private 68919; scientific and technical services: non-private 182064 / private 83560 yuan/year
Industry wages (industry proxy)
Industry average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot substitute for this occupation's wages
Does not establish：No public-sector share of CN jobs was obtained in this round; pay cannot broadly be described as mostly based on public-sector grades.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Understanding regulations and compliance frameworks
Build next：Need to develop the ability to implement internal institutional compliance policies
View career profileTransfers：Finance and internal-control knowledge
Build next：Need to develop finance-function and funds-management skills
View career profileTransfers：Knowledge of accounting and reporting standards
Build next：Need to develop accounting and financial-reporting supervisory skills
View career profileTransfers：Asset allocation and investment processes
Build next：Need to develop portfolio decision-making skills
View career profileTransfers：Business operations and governance knowledge
Build next：Need to develop institutional business decision-making skills
View career profileTransfers：Security and risk management knowledge
Build next：Need to develop safety and security management skills
View career profileTransfers：Auditing standards and assurance methods
Build next：Need to develop auditing and assurance practice skills
View career profileTransfers：Process and business analysis
Build next：Need to develop organizational and process diagnosis skills
View career profileAuthority and responsibility differ: this occupation uses statutory powers to examine and supervise financial institutions and transactions and recommend action. Compliance officers mainly implement internal institutional compliance policies and provide advice; financial managers oversee institutional finance functions and funds; treasurers and controllers oversee accounting and reporting; investment fund managers make portfolio investment decisions; chief executives make overall institutional business decisions; security managers oversee institutional safety and security; and accountants and auditors primarily practice assurance and auditing.
U.S. O*NET-SOC 13-2061.00, Financial Examiners, corresponds to SOC 13-2061. It is in Job Zone Four (considerable preparation needed, SVP 7.0 to <8.0), has interest code CEI, and is designated Bright Outlook. In the education survey, about 87% report a bachelor's degree requirement, 9% a postbaccalaureate certificate, and 4% a master's degree. The median and wage percentiles are BLS OEWS estimates for this exact occupation (May 2025, presented through O*NET). Employment and growth use both the 2024—2034 projection scope presented by O*NET and the BLS OOH 2025—2035 scope; this page labels them separately.
In 2025, the median hourly wage was $45.27 and the median annual wage $94,160. The 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles were approximately $56,230, $70,660, $129,600, and $174,200/year (May 2025 OEWS, exact occupation 13-2061, presented through O*NET). By industry, median annual wages were about $151,360 in the federal government, $124,380 in securities and investment activities, $92,940 in management of companies and enterprises, $85,610 in state government excluding education and hospitals, and $80,240 in credit intermediation and related activities (May 2025, BLS OOH). OEWS generally excludes overtime and allowances.
The 2024—2034 projection scope presented by O*NET shows about 65,100 employed people (2024), growth much faster than average (7% or higher), and approximately 5,700 projected annual job openings (an annual average over the projection period). The BLS OOH (2025—2035) scope shows about 70,000 jobs (2025), +9% (about +6,500 people), and about 4,500 annual openings. The statistical scopes and periods differ; this page labels them separately without conversion.
The National Bureau of Statistics materials checked in this round use industry sections and job categories; no national wage statistic precisely matching this individual occupation was obtained. This page uses industry average wages for leasing and business services (non-private units: 110,162 yuan/year; private units: 68,919 yuan/year) and scientific research and technical services (non-private: 182,064 yuan/year; private: 83,560 yuan/year), plus average wages by job category in enterprises above designated size (middle and senior managers: 210,016 yuan/year; clerical and related personnel: 94,936 yuan/year), as contextual proxies. In mainland China, many such jobs are in the public sector and mostly paid under grade systems, making direct comparison with market-based institutions inappropriate. Proxies cannot replace this occupation's wages.
O*NET places this occupation in Job Zone Four (considerable preparation needed, SVP 7.0 to <8.0) and designates it Bright Outlook. In the education survey, about 87% report a bachelor's degree requirement, 9% a postbaccalaureate certificate, and 4% a master's degree. BLS states that typical entry-level education is an accounting-related bachelor's degree, with no related work experience required but longer-term on-the-job training under senior examiners. Common mainland Chinese requirements include accounting-, finance-, auditing-, or law-related education plus professional credentials, emphasizing regulatory knowledge, examination procedures, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. Actual requirements depend on recruitment postings and local rules.
A more precise judgment is that tools will take over steps such as document extraction, summarization, provision retrieval, and working-paper drafting, while the occupation overall mainly experiences augmentation and a shift toward higher-level responsibilities. The ILO's 2023 study shows substantial differences in task exposure across occupations, with relatively lower shares of highly exposed tasks in managerial and professional occupations. Technical feasibility does not mean institutions have adopted the technology. Issue characterization, evidence-gathering scope, interview strategy, and signing conclusions require professional judgment and statutory powers. The conclusion is therefore that working methods and the focus of responsibility will change, rather than the entire occupation being replaced.
No. The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution during the same statistical period, not starting pay. O*NET work-context data show predominantly regular schedules (87%); 65% work 40 hours per week and 26% more than 40 hours. Work mainly involves sitting and documents (78% sit continually or almost continually). OEWS generally excludes overtime and allowances; public-sector grade pay and market-based institutional compensation are also not directly comparable.
Yes, but accounting-related education and subsequent on-the-job development are usually needed. BLS states that typical entry-level education is an accounting-related bachelor's degree, with no related work experience required but longer-term on-the-job training under senior examiners. In the O*NET education survey, about 87% report a bachelor's degree requirement. Employers focus on accounting and financial analysis fundamentals, application of provisions, and working-paper standards. Common mainland Chinese requirements include accounting-, finance-, auditing-, or law-related education plus professional credentials. Statutory authority for external examinations must also be confirmed against local regulations and competent-authority rules. This page does not replace original regulations or provide legal or regulatory advice.
FermatMind career content research process
2026-10-11
This round checked O*NET13-2061 scope, tasks, CEI, education, and work context; BLS exact-occupation 2025—2035 projections, OOH industry and employer tables for the same occupation, May2025 wages, NBS2025 industries and above-designated-size categories, OEWS definitions, and the respective scopes of ILO/NIST.
Limitations：U.S. occupational information does not automatically establish mainland China's regulatory system, examination powers, procedures, or confidentiality requirements.
Limitations：U.S. occupational statistics; these do not address mainland China's regulatory system, statutory powers, or procedural requirements.
Limitations：Projections are not actual results. Average annual openings include replacement needs and cannot be converted into personal hiring probabilities. The two projection scopes cover different periods.
Limitations：Occupational wage statistics: the median is not starting pay. OEWS excludes overtime and allowances; employing entity (government or market institution) and grade also affect actual income.
Limitations：Industry and job-category average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot be treated as this occupation's median or starting pay; they also exclude allowances and travel subsidies.
Limitations：Task exposure does not equal actual adoption, productivity, or job changes. Work involving statutory powers, issue characterization, and signatures still requires human responsibility.
Limitations：The governance framework contains no occupational or employment statistics and cannot serve as occupational-outlook or employment evidence.
Limitations：Not an external source of occupational facts; does not replace official statistics or jurisdictional rules.
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
This occupation includes internal financial-institution compliance and reviews, not uniformly government enforcement. Current projections are 70000 / 9.3% / 4500; OOH rounds the same occupation to 9%. Exact CN wages/classification and national job shares, AI product capabilities and adoption effects, personality validity, and original local legal texts were not obtained. Protected FAQ/Hero and shared sources retain conflicts involving the old 65100 / 5700 figures, two scopes, exclusive statutory-authority framing, exclusion of all bonuses and allowances, and an inevitable upward shift in responsibilities. Whole-page consistency is not signed off.
MBTI (English) · Big Five (English) · MBTI (Chinese) · Big Five (Chinese)
Check travel and pay arrangements
Check review and signature requirements
Specify actual uses and access scope; a tool list does not replace the ability to apply provisions and judge evidence gathering.
Leave uncertain application of provisions or evidence-gathering scope unresolved and ask the reviewer to confirm through the required procedure rather than act from experience.
State that the sample approach is only an example, not the only correct method.
This exercise does not constitute a legal, regulatory, or penalty conclusion. Personnel with statutory authority carry out examinations, issue characterization, and action decisions through the required procedures.
| Can you revise issue characterizations as required and keep working papers clear? |
| Demonstrate adherence to standards through revision and review records. |
| Short-term performance does not establish long-term characterization judgment. |
| After joining | Can you follow evidence-gathering, confidentiality, and signing procedures and retain records? | Demonstrate traceability through review and signature records. | Following procedures does not replace regulations or competent-authority requirements. |
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Write whether you want to continue, what you need to develop, and which judgments you cannot make yourself.
| Some specialist examination roles |
| About 9% in the O*NET education survey |
| Not universally required |
| According to institution and role requirements |
| No uniform program length obtained in this round; verify by program |
| A certificate does not establish independent signing eligibility |
| Master's degree | Legal, policy, and research roles | About 4% in the O*NET education survey | Not universally required | According to institution and specialization requirements | No uniform program length obtained in this round; verify by program | Education does not establish the ability to independently exercise statutory examination powers |
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| Professional credentials such as CPA or legal professional qualifications | Assurance, legal, and compliance roles | Meet qualification conditions for some roles | Depends on institution and jurisdiction requirements | Examination and credential-maintenance cycle | Several months to several years | Qualifications do not automatically confer public-sector examination powers |
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| Review procedure and verification training | Review roles | Prepares for reviews and recordkeeping; no guarantee of competence | BLS typical long-term on-the-job training | Institutional supervision and actual business work | Specific duration depends on the role | Training does not confer public authority or waive review |
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| Confidentiality and conflict-of-interest (recusal) training | Roles accessing examined-institution documents | Meet confidentiality and independence requirements | Depends on institution and jurisdiction requirements | Institutional training or courses | Several hours to several days | Training does not waive confidentiality or recusal obligations |
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Next moves：Handle permit and license reviews
Typical scope：Take responsibility for compliance processes, reviews, and the team
Readiness evidence：Policy and examination records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily credentials and experience
Next moves：Develop toward compliance management
Typical scope：Take responsibility for examination plans, quality, and the team
Readiness evidence：Policy and examination records (editorial suggestion)
Credential boundary：Primarily credentials and experience
Next moves：Develop toward regulatory and examination management
Limitations：Applies only to this occupational description; examination powers, procedures, confidentiality, and conflict-of-interest requirements need separate verification against local regulations and institutional policies.
