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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Compliance Managers?
Task-level automation exposure for Compliance Managers: 29 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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58%
weighted task index
29 of 29 tasks scored
Median Salary
$141,900 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Very High
622,190 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+4.9%
employment change
100,900 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 54 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$79,900 – $182,950
Highest medians
Massachusetts $182,950
District of Columbia $175,720
California $174,560
Colorado $171,140
Delaware $168,060
Lowest medians
Indiana $79,900
Puerto Rico $82,250
Arkansas $87,520
Virgin Islands $95,530
Tennessee $99,430
State figures come from the 11-9199 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 58%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 0%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 53%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 12%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 25/100
Moderate
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
29 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 43%
12 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 57%
17 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 0%
0 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Constituent Tasks
#15645 · Core · 55% automatable
Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
text generation — Drafting agency communications aided; relationships human
Communicate with government agencies.
#15650 · Core · 62% automatable
Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
decision support — AI maps regulations to gaps; human verifies site
Identify actions needed to bring properties or facilities into compliance with regulations.
#21088 · Core · 57% automatable
Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compliance reporting systems, policies, and practices.
text generation — AI drafts policy communications; human approves
Communicate organizational policies and procedures. Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
#15653 · Core · 78% automatable
File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
text generation — Maintain compliance docs; human verifies currency
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
#15638 · Core · 78% automatable
Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
text generation — Maintain compliance docs; human verifies currency
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
#15639 · Core · 45% automatable
Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
interpersonal — Coordinating work through live human interaction
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
#15656 · Core · 65% automatable
Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
decision support — AI assesses compliance against written standards
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
#15644 · Core · 45% automatable
Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
interpersonal — Program design aided, delivery and engagement are human
Conduct employee training programs.
#15637 · Core · 50% automatable
Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
interpersonal — Cross-department liaison is relational brokering
Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
#21089 · Core · 59% automatable
Verify that all regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.
data analysis — Cross-checking records against criteria, human spot-checks
Verify accuracy of records. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
#15652 · Core · 60% automatable
Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.
text generation — AI drafts policy communications; human approves
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
#15647 · Core · 70% automatable
Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.
text generation — Draft compliance reports; human verifies facts
Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
#15655 · Core · 50% automatable
Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
decision support — Audit fieldwork and attestation remain human-owned
Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
#21090 · Core · 80% automatable
Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, or best practices.
information retrieval — AI monitors developments; human judges significance
Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization. Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends. Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
#15649 · Core · 65% automatable
Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.
decision support — AI tracks regulatory compliance across documents
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
#21091 · Core · 49% automatable
Direct the development or implementation of policies and procedures related to compliance throughout an organization.
decision support — AI drafts strategies; human owns operational judgment
Develop organizational policies or programs. Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures. Manage control system activities in organizations.
#15642 · Core · 62% automatable
Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
decision support — Drafts advice; accountability and context owned by human
Advise others on business or operational matters.
#15654 · Core · 47% automatable
Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
decision support — AI drafts strategies; human owns operational judgment
Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
#15646 · Core · 45% automatable
Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
interpersonal — Research collaboration is iterative human teamwork
Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists.
#15641 · Core · 45% automatable
Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.
interpersonal — Coordinating work through live human interaction
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
#21092 · Supplemental · 63% automatable
Develop risk management strategies based on assessment of product, compliance, or operational risks.
text generation — Response plans drafted; compliance review human
Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages. Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
#19533 · Supplemental · 55% automatable
Advise technical professionals on the development or use of environmental compliance or reporting tools.
decision support — Compliance guidance drafted; human verifies and owns
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
#19534 · Supplemental · 42% automatable
Conduct environmental audits to ensure adherence to environmental standards.
decision support — Audit needs site inspection and evidence gathering
Conduct environmental audits.
#19537 · Supplemental · 60% automatable
Evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring programs.
decision support — Checks program against standards; human verifies compliance
Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
#19538 · Supplemental · 57% automatable
Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standards or regulations.
decision support — Checks program against standards; human verifies compliance
Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations. Develop organizational policies or programs.
#15643 · Supplemental · 78% automatable
Review communications such as securities sales advertising to ensure there are no violations of standards or regulations.
text generation — Marketing compliance review against rules, human signs off
Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
#21093 · Supplemental · 57% automatable
Oversee internal reporting systems, such as corporate compliance hotlines.
data analysis — Procedure conformance monitoring is largely document and data based
Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning. Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
#15636 · Supplemental · 55% automatable
Verify that software technology is in place to adequately provide oversight and monitoring in all required areas.
decision support — Systems design aided; integration and accountability human
Develop computer or information systems.
#19536 · Supplemental · 45% automatable
Direct environmental programs, such as air or water compliance, aboveground or underground storage tanks, spill prevention or control, hazardous waste or materials management, solid waste recycling, medical waste management, indoor air quality, integrated pest management, employee training, or disaster preparedness.
decision support — Sustainability projects need stakeholder judgment and authority
Manage environmental sustainability projects.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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