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Occupations of Survey Respondents 1
Fraud Examiner 47.9%

Auditor 38.2%

Accountant 14.9% 19.7%
Primary Occupation Corporate Security 7.4%
Other

9.7%

Law Enforcement

Private Investigator

Educator 1.6% 7.0%

Attorney
1.4%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%
Percent of Respondents

The CFEs who took part in our survey had a great deal of experience in the fraud
examination field. The median length of experience among respondents was 16 years,
making this group an excellent source from which to draw meaningful information. The
following chart shows the distribution of the respondents’ experience.

Participants’ Fraud-Related Experience

0-5 years 11.7% 19.4%

6-10 years
Years Experience 11-15 years 16.1% 18.3%

16-20 years

21-25 years

>25 years 16.1% 18.5%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0%

Percent of Respondents

1 The sum of percentages in this chart exceeds 100% because a number of participants identified themselves under more
4 than one occupational category.