Compliance Officers
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 2,703 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 82% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare and process import and export documentation according to customs regulations, laws, or procedures.
AI could do much of this on its own
Clear goods through customs and to their destinations for clients.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.
See related jobs in
The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
Labor Relations Specialists
Very similar work+12% pay884 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 12% more—$102,187 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Expression
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Human Resources Specialists
Very similar workslightly less pay5,906 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays slightly less—$85,795 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administrative
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Very similar workslightly less pay7,616 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays slightly less—$84,852 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Written Expression
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
New skills to build
- Sales and Marketing
Logisticians
Very similar workslightly less pay967 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays slightly less—$89,717 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- English Language
New skills to build
- Transportation
- Production and Processing
- Mathematics
- Operations Analysis
- Systems Analysis
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Very similar workslightly less pay1,570 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$88,593 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus long-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Administrative
Forensic Science Technicians
Very similar workslightly less pay223 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$83,960 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Law and Government
- Written Expression
New skills to build
- Science
- Chemistry
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Manual Dexterity
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Very similar workslightly less pay945 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$84,599 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Mathematics
- Economics and Accounting
Management Analysts
Very similar work+25% pay9,427 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 25% more—$114,128 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Sales and Marketing
- Administration and Management
- Economics and Accounting
- Operations Analysis
- Education and Training
Managers, All Other
Very similar work+86% pay5,092 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 86% more—$170,007 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Administration and Management
- Engineering and Technology
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Very similar work+13% pay903 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 13% more—$103,800 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of experience, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Law and Government
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Public Safety and Security
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Very similar work+41% pay638 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 41% more—$129,313 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Transportation
- Production and Processing
- Administration and Management
- Management of Material Resources
- Economics and Accounting
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Similar work+14% pay152 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 14% more—$104,134 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
- Building and Construction
- Physics
- Mechanical
Industrial Production Managers
Similar work+45% pay457 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 45% more—$132,662 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
New skills to build
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- Management of Financial Resources
- Physics
Medical and Health Services Managers
Similar work+82% pay4,185 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 82% more—$166,870 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
New skills to build
- Administration and Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Operations Analysis
- Education and Training
- Management of Personnel Resources
Chief Executives
Similar work+186% pay1,033 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 186% more—$262,311 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Administration and Management
- Sales and Marketing
- Management of Financial Resources
- Economics and Accounting
- Personnel and Human Resources
Data Scientists
Similar work+46% pay2,237 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 46% more—$134,111 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- English Language
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Computers and Electronics
- Programming
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Reasoning
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Similar work+7% pay1,913 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 7% more—$98,402 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
New skills to build
- Chemistry
- Engineering and Technology
- Mechanical
- Education and Training
- Building and Construction
Natural Sciences Managers
Similar work+50% pay466 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 50% more—$136,941 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
New skills to build
- Science
- Engineering and Technology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
Physicians, Pathologists
Similar work+261% pay47 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 261% more—$330,553 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, plus internship/residency.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- Inductive Reasoning
- Science
- Problem Sensitivity
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Similar work+4% pay5,945 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 4% more—$95,139 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Law and Government
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
New skills to build
- Public Safety and Security
- Psychology
- Reaction Time
- Static Strength
- Explosive Strength
Lawyers
Similar work+133% pay3,912 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 133% more—$213,674 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Law and Government
New skills to build
- Persuasion
- Negotiation
- Speech Clarity
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Computer Occupations, All Other
Similar work+31% pay1,270 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 31% more—$120,267 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
New skills to build
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- Programming
- Design
- Telecommunications
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Similar workslightly less pay506 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays slightly less—$84,461 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- English Language
New skills to build
- Science
- Biology
- Engineering and Technology
- Geography
- Mathematics
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Similar work+38% pay59 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 38% more—$126,619 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, with 5 years or more of experience, plus short-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Law and Government
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Inductive Reasoning
Judicial Law Clerks
Similar work+50% pay85 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 50% more—$137,052 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Law and Government
- Reading Comprehension
Your current skills largely cover this move.
Administrative Services Managers
Similar work+58% pay1,531 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 58% more—$144,667 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Reading Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Administration and Management
- Time Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administrative
- Management of Financial Resources
Environmental Engineers
Somewhat similar work+14% pay285 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 14% more—$104,109 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
- Physics
- Building and Construction
- Chemistry
Civil Engineers
Somewhat similar work+16% pay1,146 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 16% more—$106,668 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- English Language
New skills to build
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
- Building and Construction
- Physics
- Mathematics
Human Resources Managers
Somewhat similar work+96% pay1,714 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 96% more—$179,615 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Education and Training
- Management of Financial Resources
- Administration and Management
Social and Community Service Managers
Somewhat similar work+7% pay2,105 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 7% more—$97,590 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Active Listening
New skills to build
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Education and Training
- Personnel and Human Resources
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Somewhat similar work+95% pay140 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 95% more—$178,564 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Oral Comprehension
New skills to build
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Administration and Management
- Economics and Accounting
- Management of Personnel Resources
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Somewhat similar work+48% pay382 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 48% more—$135,876 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Law and Government
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Education and Training
- Learning Strategies
- Speech Clarity
- Instructing
- Speaking
Transportation Inspectors
Somewhat similar work+4% pay517 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 4% more—$95,467 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Problem Sensitivity
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Near Vision
New skills to build
- Mechanical
- Transportation
- Troubleshooting
- Engineering and Technology
- Production and Processing
Construction Managers
Somewhat similar work+72% pay2,170 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 72% more—$157,969 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
New skills to build
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Production and Processing
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
Facilities Managers
Somewhat similar work+46% pay1,181 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 46% more—$133,553 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with less than 5 years of experience.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
New skills to build
- Public Safety and Security
- Administration and Management
- Management of Financial Resources
- Psychology
- Personnel and Human Resources
Physicians, All Other
Somewhat similar work+172% pay528 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 172% more—$249,284 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, plus internship/residency.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Science
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Somewhat similar work+239% pay123 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 239% more—$310,131 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, plus internship/residency.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Psychology
- Therapy and Counseling
- Biology
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Registered Nurses
Somewhat similar work+23% pay14,445 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 23% more—$112,504 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Psychology
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Therapy and Counseling
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Biology
Psychiatrists
Somewhat similar work+198% pay160 openings/yrLess exposed than your job nowPays about 198% more—$273,334 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree, plus internship/residency.
Getting ready typically takes more than four years.
Skills you already have
- English Language
- Oral Comprehension
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Reading Comprehension
New skills to build
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Social Perceptiveness
- Science
Purchasing Managers
Somewhat similar work+85% pay631 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 85% more—$169,086 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Active Listening
- Oral Comprehension
- Speaking
New skills to build
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Administration and Management
- Economics and Accounting
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Somewhat similar work+85% pay6,214 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 85% more—$169,877 vs your $91,593 here.
What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- English Language
New skills to build
- Sales and Marketing
- Economics and Accounting
- Mathematics
- Management of Financial Resources