Financial Examiners

What Financial Examiners Do

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.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

None

On-the-job training

Long-term on-the-job training

Self-employed

0.4%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• English Languageimportance 4.3/5
• Economics and Accountingimportance 4.1/5
• Law and Governmentimportance 3.2/5
• Mathematicsimportance 3.1/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 3.0/5
• Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.6/5
• Administrativeimportance 2.5/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 2.4/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
• Spend Time Sitting4.8/5
• Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7/5
• Contact With Others4.6/5
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.5/5

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Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

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Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.9/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.9/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.6/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.6/5
• Systems Analysisimportance 3.6/5
• Systems Evaluationimportance 3.6/5
• Time Managementimportance 3.5/5
• Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 3.5/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Cautiousness
• Dependability
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Achievement Orientation
• Perseverance

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• ConventionalHigh
• EnterprisingMedium
• InvestigativeMedium
• SocialLow
• RealisticLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where financial examiners make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Springfield, IL3.99× national avg
2. 2San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR3.91× national avg
3. 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3.24× national avg
4. 4Cleveland, OH2.93× national avg
5. 5Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC2.82× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsLateral Move
• Physician AssistantsCareer Change
• Political ScientistsCareer Change
• Business Teachers, PostsecondaryCareer Change

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.