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Regulatory Affairs Specialists vs Compliance Managers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Regulatory Affairs Specialists and Compliance Managers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Regulatory Affairs Specialists Compliance Managers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$78,420
$136,550
Employment · BLS OEWS
397,770
630,980
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
67th pct
49th pct

At a glance

Dimension Regulatory Affairs Specialists Compliance Managers
Median pay $78,420 $136,550
Employment 397,770 630,980
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.0%) About average (+4.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 33,300 106,700
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 67th pct Moderate · 49th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 74th pct · 38% of tasks 68th pct · 37% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (50.0%) Augmentation-leaning (41.7%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: English Language, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Law and Government, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Speech Clarity, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis, Speech Recognition, Information Ordering, Near Vision, Computers and Electronics, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Administration and Management, Active Learning, Monitoring, Systems Evaluation, Administrative, Coordination, Negotiation, Learning Strategies, Persuasion, Instructing, Service Orientation, Category Flexibility.

Specific to Regulatory Affairs Specialists

  • Biology
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Management of Personnel Resources

Specific to Compliance Managers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Education and Training
  • Public Safety and Security

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Document management software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software , Process mapping and design software , Analytical or scientific software , Data base management system software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Regulatory Affairs Specialists

Specific to Compliance Managers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Regulatory Affairs Specialists or Compliance Managers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Regulatory Affairs Specialists vs Compliance Managers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/regulatory-affairs-specialists-vs-compliance-managers

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Singulariki. (2026). Regulatory Affairs Specialists vs Compliance Managers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/regulatory-affairs-specialists-vs-compliance-managers

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  title  = {Regulatory Affairs Specialists vs Compliance Managers},
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  year   = {2026},
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