CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

WHAT IS A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

• A criminal investigator is a person who is usually a member of the police
• who investigates crimes and obtains evidence.

EARNINGS

• $45,740 per year
• $21.99 per hour

TRAINING

• You need an high school diploma
• Bachelor degree

ADVANCEMENT

• You can advance yourself in this career by earning a higher degree
• Master degree

NATURE OF THE WORK

• 1.) interview people
• 2.) search records
• 3.) conduct surveillance
• 4.) conduct evidence to present in court
• 5.) go to court

JOB OUTLOOK

• 30,000 people currently work in this position
• In the future only a few hundred openings will be expected.

RELATED OCCUPATION

• Financial Analysts

PROS TO THIS CAREER

• Traveling place to place
• Solving cases
• Putting away the bad guys

CONS TO THIS CAREER

• Weird work hours
• Working a lot
• Seeing things you may not want to see (body)

THIS JOB IS FIT

• Yes absolutely, this jobs seems like a lot of fun, but at the same time a lot of
• work. I know I would be able to do it. I never give up on anything I do and I
• I always try my best. I know what I am capable of and I believe I am
• capable of this.

HOW TO PREPARE NOW

• Keep your grades up
• Finish high school
• Take law enforcement classes

RESOURCES

• www.bls.gov