💡 Why it matters: Online payments mean more scammers trying to trick customers and banks. Fraud analysts look for suspicious activity and stop it fast to protect people's money.
💰 What it can pay
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Starting out
- ₦2M – ₦5M
- Mid-career
- ₦6M – ₦14M
- Senior
- ₦14M – ₦30M
≈ ₦500k – ₦1.2M a month mid-career. Indicative estimate by Incusim.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
🇺🇸 United States
Closest US category: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators (includes fraud investigators). Median pay; low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
🇨🇦 Canada
Indicative mid-career range (our estimate, not yet checked against an official source). Incusim estimate
Yearly pay before tax. UK, US and Canada figures come from the official sources named on each card. Nigeria has no official salary survey, so those are our indicative estimates. Real pay depends on the employer, the place, your skills and experience.
🛠️ What you actually do
- Watch transactions for unusual patterns
- Investigate suspicious accounts and messages
- Block stolen cards and fake accounts
- Work with police and the bank's security team
- Teach staff and customers how to stay safe
⚡ Skills you'll need
- Attention to detail
- Analysis
- Curiosity
- Honesty
- Tech skills
Get ready at school
🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Fraud examiner certification (CFE) after some experience
- Start in a bank operations or customer service team
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Start in a bank's customer service or operations team
- Level 4 Data Analyst or Compliance/Risk Officer apprenticeships
🇺🇸 United States
- Start in bank customer service or operations
- Learn Excel and SQL on the job or through courses
🇨🇦 Canada
- Start in bank or credit union operations or customer service
- Learn Excel and SQL on the job or through courses
🗺️ Your path to this career
- 1Study Maths and Economics in school
- 2Take a finance, accounting or IT-related degree
- 3Join a bank or fintech as an analyst
- 4Learn data tools like Excel and SQL
- 5Lead a fraud or financial crime team
⏰ A day in the life
You see an alert that a customer's account sent money to five new accounts in ten minutes. You freeze the payment, call the customer to check and add the scam pattern to your watch list.