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Fraud Examiner

Fraud Examiner profiles score highest on Safety-Seeking and Organizing. This page covers what the work involves, what the trait profile looks like, what it pays, and where the fit tends to break.

Median pay
$81,100per year, U.S. BLS 2025
Entry education
Bachelor's degreetypical for the occupation

SOURCE · O*NET 13-2099.04 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are national and vary widely by state and setting.

What the work involves

Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.

Skills rated most important

Active Listening78
Writing78
Complex Problem Solving75
Critical Thinking75
Reading Comprehension75

Work context

Spend Time Sitting88
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams83
Contact With Others78
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled76
Spend Time Standing30
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled29
Spend Time Walking or Running19
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body15
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling14
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance8
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles5

O*NET importance and frequency ratings, 0–100.

The trait profile

Where Fraud Examiner profiles sit on the eleven Haliscope traits, derived from O*NET’s published interest and work-style data.

Safety-Seeking77
Organizing76
Persevering68
Analyzing61
Influencing60
Exploring57
Law-Abiding53
Harmonizing23
Operating18
Helping17
Creating6

Who it fits, and who it doesn’t

Strong signals

  • High Analyzing. Measures your drive to understand systems and solve problems. High scorers are knowledge-seeking, strategic thinkers who enjoy investigating and finding solutions.
  • High Organizing. Measures your preference for structure, detail, and systematic processes. High scorers excel at creating order, optimizing workflows, and maintaining precision.
  • High Law-Abiding. Measures your commitment to ethics, rules, and fairness. High scorers value honesty, follow procedures, and prefer environments with clear moral guidelines.
  • High Persevering. Measures your persistence and resilience in the face of challenges. High scorers push through obstacles, maintain long-term focus, and value grit as both means and end.
  • High Exploring. Measures your openness to new experiences and curiosity about the unknown. High scorers seek novelty, enjoy experimentation, and value the journey itself.

Friction points

  • Low Analyzing. Measures your drive to understand systems and solve problems. High scorers are knowledge-seeking, strategic thinkers who enjoy investigating and finding solutions.
  • Low Organizing. Measures your preference for structure, detail, and systematic processes. High scorers excel at creating order, optimizing workflows, and maintaining precision.
  • Low Law-Abiding. Measures your commitment to ethics, rules, and fairness. High scorers value honesty, follow procedures, and prefer environments with clear moral guidelines.
  • Low Persevering. Measures your persistence and resilience in the face of challenges. High scorers push through obstacles, maintain long-term focus, and value grit as both means and end.

These are what the occupation’s profile says, not a hiring criterion. Haliscope is not validated for hiring or screening, and none of these is disqualifying — they are where a fit most often breaks.

Getting in

Entry education: Bachelor's degree.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

O*NET Job Zone descriptions, U.S. Department of Labor.

Exposure to AI

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