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Private Detectives and Investigators
Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Private Detectives and Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security In demand
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.

What a private detectives and investigator does

Become a private detectives and investigator

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good private detectives and investigator

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Private Detectives And Investigator job outlook

  • There are 599 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 643 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology