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Detectives & Criminal Investigators
Also called: Criminal Investigator, Detective, Investigator
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Also called: Criminal Investigator, Detective, Investigator
Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
What they do:
Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
On the job, you would:
- Check victims for signs of life, such as breathing and pulse.
- Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
- Secure deceased body and obtain evidence from it, preventing bystanders from tampering with it prior to medical examiner's arrival.
KNOWLEDGESafety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
- psychology
- English language
- customer service
- administrative services
SKILLSSocial
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIESVisual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly know what you are looking at
- do two or more things at the same time
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Initiative
- Perseverance
- Adaptability
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Achievement Orientation
TECHNOLOGYYou might use software like this on the job:
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Photoshop
- Graphics software
EDUCATION
High school diploma/GED or Associate's degree
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JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
Salary: High: $159,410.00
Median: $93,580.00
Low: $54,160.00
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