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Financial Examiners

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

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Median pay

$90,400
Median annual pay for Financial Examiners.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024
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10-year growth

18.5%
Projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Annual openings

5,700
Projected annual openings, including growth and replacement demand.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Employment

65,100
Estimated U.S. employment for Financial Examiners in 2024.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024
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Jobs added or lost

+12,100
Projected numeric employment change from 2024 to 2034.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Entry preparation

Bachelor's degree
Typical additional preparation: Long-term on-the-job training.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024 profile
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What the work involves

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Essential skills

  1. 1Critical Thinking
  2. 2Reading Comprehension
  3. 3Active Listening
  4. 4Speaking
  5. 5Writing
  6. 6Monitoring

Knowledge areas

  1. 1English Language
  2. 2Economics and Accounting
  3. 3Law and Government
  4. 4Mathematics
  5. 5Administration and Management
  6. 6Computers and Electronics

Abilities

  1. 1Written Comprehension
  2. 2Deductive Reasoning
  3. 3Inductive Reasoning
  4. 4Oral Expression
  5. 5Near Vision
  6. 6Oral Comprehension

Career interests

  1. 1Conventional
  2. 2Enterprising
  3. 3Investigative
  4. 4Social
  5. 5Realistic
  6. 6Artistic

Work styles

  1. 1Attention to Detail
  2. 2Integrity
  3. 3Cautiousness
  4. 4Dependability
  5. 5Intellectual Curiosity
  6. 6Achievement Orientation

Work activities

  1. 1Getting Information
  2. 2Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  3. 3Analyzing Data or Information
  4. 4Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  5. 5Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  6. 6Communicating with People Outside the Organization

Work context

  1. 1E-Mail
  2. 2Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
  3. 3Spend Time Sitting
  4. 4Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
  5. 5Contact With Others
  6. 6Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Representative tasks

  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  • Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and regulations, and recommended solutions to questionable financial conditions.
  • Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  • Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  • Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  • Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  • Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.

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