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13-2061 Financial Examiners



Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,95082$49.05/hr$30.84/hr$35.47/hr$43.11/hr$56.64/hr$74.96/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and UtilitiesN/AN/A
Financial Activities1,530$42.83/hr
Professional and Business Services170$34.72/hr
Other ServicesN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 10$46.46/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA 10$34.72/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 20$36.85/hr26.1%
Northwest Minnesota 20$49.30/hr12.0%
Northwest Balance of State 20$49.28/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 30$36.72/hr28.6%
Southwest Minnesota 30$47.76/hr23.3%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$36.72/hrN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 90$42.49/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,650$43.25/hr20.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,660$43.11/hrN/A
Minnesota 1,950$43.11/hr20.8%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Accountants and Auditors 30,370$38.52/hr5.6%
Financial Managers 16,400$74.37/hr16.3%
Credit Analysts 1,660$37.42/hr-4.6%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 4,320$24.06/hr-3.2%
Budget Analysts 300$41.91/hr3.6%
Data Scientists 2,240$56.77/hr34.0%
Financial Specialists, All Other 1,050$38.99/hr6.3%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 7,830$36.43/hr6.2%
Actuaries 1,060$51.52/hr24.5%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,050$35.29/hr3.4%


  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.
  • Plan, supervise, and review work of assigned subordinates.
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institutions.
  • Review balance sheets, operating income and expense accounts, and loan documentation to confirm institution assets and liabilities.
  • Train other examiners in the financial examination process.
  • Review audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or to discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.
  • Investigate activities of institutions to enforce laws and regulations and to ensure legality of transactions and operations or financial solvency.
  • Resolve problems concerning the overall financial integrity of banking institutions including loan investment portfolios, capital, earnings, and specific or large troubled accounts.
  • Evaluate data processing applications for institutions under examination to develop recommendations for coordinating existing systems with examination procedures.
  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior management, counsels, outside accountants, and consultants to gather information and discuss findings.