Vocational Programs for Private Detectives and Investigators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
35K	$28.98	$60,270

The role of Private Detectives and Investigators is to 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. The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,270 and $29 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Private Detectives and Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 34,600 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Private Detectives and Investigators is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 749 hours and the average completion time is 7.63 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Private Detectives and Investigators Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Private Detectives and 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 Private Detectives and Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Protective Services Operations	3	-	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	-	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Private Detectives and Investigators

The following 462 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Private Detectives and Investigators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.