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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 1,280120$52.15/hr$32.24/hr$38.79/hr$50.96/hr$57.39/hr$76.60/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Financial Activities920$48.51/hr
Professional and Business Services110$52.15/hr
Other ServicesN/AN/A
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2024-2034
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 10$41.45/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 20$53.77/hrN/A
Southeast Balance of State 20$53.77/hrN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 20$47.28/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 30$53.77/hr12.0%
Northwest Balance of State 30$53.77/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 50$37.73/hr23.3%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 120$44.52/hrN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 940$50.97/hr20.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 940$50.97/hrN/A
Minnesota 1,280$50.96/hr15.5%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2024-2034
Accountants and Auditors 30,530$39.89/hr2.8%
Financial Managers 16,680$79.88/hr13.1%
Credit Analysts 1,110$40.40/hr-6.4%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 2,850$25.47/hr-5.4%
Budget Analysts 450$42.02/hr1.8%
Data Scientists 4,020$63.65/hr29.5%
Financial Specialists, All Other 820$40.71/hr2.2%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 8,820$40.44/hr2.2%
Actuaries 1,170$63.31/hrN/A
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1,150$38.62/hr1.6%


  • 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.