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Entry-level compliance analyst jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A compliance analyst checks that the company follows laws and its own rules: testing controls, reviewing transactions and customers, and recording issues. Right now 544 entry-level compliance analyst jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a compliance analyst does

In the legal and compliance family of jobs. Roles that support lawyers, contracts, risk and regulation.

A typical day

  1. 1. Review accounts or activity against rules
  2. 2. Document findings
  3. 3. Support audits and exams
  4. 4. Update policies
  5. 5. Train employees

Do you need experience?

5 of the 544 open entry-level compliance analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level compliance analyst jobs

Taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open within the last week.

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Skills for compliance analyst jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Attention to detail
  2. 2. Regulation reading
  3. 3. Writing
  4. 4. Excel
  5. 5. Judgment
  6. 6. Discretion

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The market for compliance analyst work

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Open entry-level compliance analyst jobs
544

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
5

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$88,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (119 with pay).

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among compliance officers, AI is already used for some of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Across 119 open entry-level compliance analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $70,000 to $112,500, with a median of $88,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Compliance officers”, the closest match to this job.

Where entry-level compliance analyst jobs are

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Employers hiring compliance analysts now

  • Cable ONE 24
  • Direct Counsel 10
  • Livingston International 6
  • Roers Companies 6
  • Mission Staffing 5
  • Spreetail 5
  • SpaceX 4
  • Centene 3
  • ClearanceJobs 3
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Questions about compliance analyst jobs

What does a compliance analyst do?
A compliance analyst checks that the company follows laws and its own rules: testing controls, reviewing transactions and customers, and recording issues. A typical day includes: review accounts or activity against rules; document findings; support audits and exams; update policies; train employees.
Can I get an entry-level compliance analyst job with no experience?
5 of the 544 open entry-level compliance analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a compliance analyst?
The skills this job uses most are attention to detail, regulation reading, writing, excel, judgment, discretion. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level compliance analyst make?
Across 119 open entry-level compliance analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $70,000 to $112,500, with a median of $88,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a compliance analyst job lead?
People in this job commonly move to internal auditor, paralegal, risk analyst, credit analyst. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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