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Private Detectives and Investigators
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
- Typical hourly rate is $39 per hour with a typical salary of $69,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $24 and $48 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $9,800 and $74,500 per year.
- 50% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $35 per hour with a typical salary of $23,800 per year.
- 59.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
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.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 19% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.