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California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Financial Institutions Examiners (CalCareers Exam/Assessment)

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Recruitment began on October 1, 2026
and the job listing Expires on November 1, 2026
Full-Time Job
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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is recruiting for Financial Institutions Examiners (FIEs). The DFPI has office locations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco. Help us protect California consumers by performing important financial analyses of financial institutions, business firms, and services!

A career as an FIE requires working out in the field at a variety of financial service institutions away from headquarters office. Overnight travel may be required approximately 25% to 75% of the time.

Qualifications

Looking for graduates with a four-year bachelor’s degree in either:

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • A related business/management specialization
  • Or individuals who have completed a minimum of 16 semester units of professional accounting courses and 3 semester units of business law.

Salary

Starting at $69,264 annually

How to Start Your Assessment and Application:

  • Step 1-The State of California’s hiring process requires applicants first take an exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for vacant positions. If you meet the FIE qualifications (education) listed above, take the first step, and apply for the FIE exam/assessment online at: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1606
  • Step 2-Once you pass the online exam/assessment, you will be eligible to apply for vacant FIE positions posted on the CalCareers website at: www.calcareers.ca.gov or on the DFPI’s website at: https://dfpi.ca.gov/careers

View the FIE exam/assessment and apply on CalCareers at: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1606

About the DFPI

The DFPI is California’s financial regulator, working to protect consumers by examining and licensing financial activities and taking action against unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices. We oversee state-chartered banks, credit unions, student loan servicers, and more. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.

Consider a rewarding career as an FIE with the DFPI!

Benefits

The State of California offers its employees generous benefits that include retirement and savings plans, health, dental, vision insurance, and access to long-term disability and long-term care insurance. For detailed information please visit: https://benefits.calhr.ca.gov/.

Website

www.dfpi.ca.gov

LinkedIn URL

https://linkedin.com/company/californiadfpi

Twitter URL

https://twitter.com/CaliforniaDFPI

Facebook URL

https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaDFPI

Email

careers@dfpi.ca.gov

Apply Now

Job Market DataIn partnership withLightcast logo

Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.
Find career data by selecting keywords Keyword Search
or, by filtering for industry and occupation Industry Search

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
  • 05 Annual Earnings
  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
  • 08 Job Titles

Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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