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Compliance Officer

Make sure a bank or company follows the rules — anti-money-laundering, data, consumer protection.

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Typical pay: €34k–€65k
Usual education: Degree
Outlook: Growing fast; regulation keeps increasing across the EU.

A day in the life

Review flagged customer accounts, write guidance for a sales team, prepare for a regulator visit, and run a training session.

Ways in

Graduate scheme
Law or business degree
Internal move from operations

What to study at 16

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Spain

Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

Portugal

Ciências Socioeconómicas

France

Bac général — spécialités

Germany

Oberstufe — Leistungskurse

Netherlands

Profiel Economie & Maatschappij

Poland

Liceum — rozszerzenia

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Skills that matter

Communication Writing Research

Best courses to take

The study routes that lead most directly into this career.

Certificate

Data Protection & GDPR Certification

Practical privacy compliance training (CIPP/E and equivalents).

Short certification that opens doors quickly.

Helpful school subjects: Law, IT

Degree

LLB Law with Business

Legal training with commercial and finance modules for in-house and City work.

Legal knowledge applied commercially.

Helpful school subjects: English, Economics