Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

The role of Detectives and Criminal Investigators is to conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $95,930 and $46 per hour. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Detectives and Criminal Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 106,730 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	$19,459	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	$24,062	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	$13,519	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	$20,597	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	$28,669	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	$28,830	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	$41,729	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	4	$17,211	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

The following 33 occupations are related to Detectives and Criminal Investigators.

Related Occupations toDetectives and Criminal Investigators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Information Security Analysts	175K	$124,740	$60
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Political Scientists	5,580	$132,020	$63
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Judicial Law Clerks	14,680	$64,880	$31
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	355K	$66,460	$32
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26

Vocational Programs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

107K

$46.12

$95,930

Vocational Programs to Prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

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