Vocational Programs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
107K	$46.12	$95,930

The role of Detectives and Criminal Investigators is to conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. The average annual wage of the occupations is $95,930 and $46 per hour. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Detectives and Criminal Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 106,730 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

The following 10 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	-	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	-	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	-	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	4	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators

The following 491 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.