Business and Financial Operations Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 13-2061

Financial Examiners

Projected +19% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Personal Financial Advisors, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Financial Specialists, All Other, Insurance Underwriters.

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Same-major-group titles next to Financial Examiners: Personal Financial Advisors ($105K) , Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ($79K) , Financial Specialists, All Other ($81K) , Insurance Underwriters ($81K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Financial Examiners publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 13-2061 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, a…
  2. 2. Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions
  3. 3. Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and soundness, compliance with laws and reg…
  4. 4. Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnin…
  5. 5. Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial…
  6. 6. Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities
  7. 7. Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates
  8. 8. Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in inte…
  9. 9. Examine the minutes of meetings of directors, stockholders, and committees to investigate the specific authority extended at various leve…
  10. 10. Train other examiners in the financial examination process
  11. 11. Establish guidelines for procedures and policies that comply with new and revised regulations and direct their implementation
  12. 12. Review and analyze new, proposed, or revised laws, regulations, policies, and procedures to interpret their meaning and determine their i…

Financial Examiners: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 13-2061 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 4.1 ; lead knowledge English Language. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 4.1
  2. 2. Critical Thinking 4.1
  3. 3. Active Listening 4.0
  4. 4. Writing 4.0
  5. 5. Speaking 4.0
  6. 6. Monitoring 3.9
  7. 7. Complex Problem Solving 3.9
  8. 8. Judgment and Decision Making 3.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. English Language 4.3
  2. 2. Economics and Accounting 4.1
  3. 3. Law and Government 3.2
  4. 4. Mathematics 3.1
  5. 5. Administration and Management 3.0
  6. 6. Computers and Electronics 2.6
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +19%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $94,160/yr
$94K
National median
5,700
Annual openings
67,830
Estimated US jobs
Personal Financial Advisors
Highest-pay peer · $105K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

Top Paying States for Financial Examiners

1. Maryland $102,980
2. New Jersey $106,410
3. Massachusetts $111,110
4. Minnesota $104,260
5. Connecticut $120,530
6. California $106,000
7. District of Columbia $198,720
8. New York $128,920
9. Virginia $104,060
10. Washington $113,700

Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations titles

  1. 1. Financial Specialists, All Other $81,100
  2. 2. Personal Financial Advisors $105,070
  3. 3. Insurance Underwriters $81,370
  4. 4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050
  5. 5. Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740
  6. 6. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760

BLS projects +19% employment change for Financial Examiners (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $94,160.

BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Maryland at $102,980. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Personal Financial Advisors at $105,070. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Financial Examiners pay-rank #7 in Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Among 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations with a published OEWS median, Financial Examiners is pay-rank #7, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 13-2061 · national median $94,160 · upper third of Business and Financial Operations Occupations (#7/32). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

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State, metro, and percentile for SOC 13-2061

Maryland · top state for Financial Examiners

$103K published median

New Jersey · #2 state pay

$106K · behind Maryland

Personal Financial Advisors

Highest-pay peer vs Financial Examiners · $105K

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Lower-pay peer beside Financial Examiners · $79K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Business and Financial Operations Occupations titles sit near Financial Examiners at the top of the pay table? ▼
Financial Examiners is pay-rank #7 of 32 detailed Business and Financial Operations Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Labor Relations Specialists ($95K), Budget Analysts ($92K), Management Analysts ($102K), Project Management Specialists ($102K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do financial examiners do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Financial Examiners. Leading ones include: Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, a…; 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 reg…; Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnin…. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for financial examiners? ▼
For SOC 13-2061, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (4.1), Critical Thinking (4.1), Active Listening (4.0), Writing (4.0). Knowledge areas emphasize English Language, Economics and Accounting, Law and Government. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Financial Examiners? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $94,160 as the national median for Financial Examiners. The published 10th-90th range is $56,230 to $174,200. Beside Personal Financial Advisors ($105,070), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Financial Examiners projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Financial Examiners at +19% change for 2024-2034, with about 5,700 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Financial Examiners? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Financial Examiners. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Financial Examiners? ▼
Maryland ($102,980), New Jersey ($106,410), Massachusetts ($111,110) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Financial Examiners card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 13-2061. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Financial Examiners. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics