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INDUSTRY NOTES:

1.2 Million New Compliance Officers And Examiners Will Soon Be Needed

Published on Fri Jan 01, 2010

DOL predicts an 18% rise in demand for compliance professionals. According to a handbook released by the United States Department of Labor, financial examiners and compliance officers are among the 30 fastest growing occupations in the country. With the economic recession finally on a downturn, the business and financial operations occupations segment is slated to show an 18 percent growth, over the period 2008-2018, resulting in 1.2 million new jobs according to the DOL handbook -- Occupational Handbook and Career Guide. Following are a few predictions about the finance industry that the handbook makes: 􀁺 The finance and insurance industry is expected to grow by 5 percent in the period 2008-2018. 􀁺 Demand for financial examiners will grow by more than 40 percent in the same period. This spurt will be caused mainly because of an increase in financial regulations. 􀁺 With the administration's new drives, especially in the healthcare industry, [...]
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