Private Detectives and Investigators Career

The role of Private Detectives and Investigators is to gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,270 and $29 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Private Detectives and Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 34,600 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Private Detectives and Investigators is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 749 hours and the average completion time is 7.63 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Private Detectives and Investigators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Private Detectives and Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Protective Services Operations	3	$11,665	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	$28,669	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	$28,830	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Private Detectives and Investigators Career

The following 16 occupations are related to Private Detectives and Investigators.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	294K	$75,770	$36
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Forensic Science Technicians	17,520	$71,540	$34
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	355K	$66,460	$32
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Protective Service Workers, All Other	82,500	$47,420	$23
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	14,290	$50,380	$24
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27
Office Clerks, General	2,496K	$43,560	$21

Vocational Programs for Private Detectives and Investigators Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Private Detectives and Investigators Career

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