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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.

Also called: Driver Examiner, Driver License Agent, Driver License Examiner, Examiner, License Examiner, License Registration Examiner

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Median pay in Greater Boston
$103,940
$49.97/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
10,920
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.0%
900 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
plus Moderate-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$65,040$80,640$103,940$131,430$162,390

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • 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.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure69 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 62
  • Language-model AIOE 61
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 84

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

Compliance work has higher AI exposure, and some AI use is already seen. AI tools can help review documents and applications and draft reports. Warning violators, advising people on regulations, and deciding when to report a violation rely on judgment and direct contact with people.

Likely to change

  • Reviewing applications and records for eligibility
  • Drafting reports and recommendations

Still relies on people

  • Advising people on licensing rules
  • Warning violators and reporting violations

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

34 programs near Boston (plus 15 graduate)

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