_______________________________Enterprising Occupations: Criminal Investigators and Special AgentsCriminal Investigators and Special Agents
! Personality Code: EI! Education/Training Required: Work
experience in a related occupation
! Annual Earnings: $59,930
! Beginning Wage: $35,600
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 17.3%
! Annual Job Openings: 14,746
! Self-Employed: 0.3%
! Part-Time: 2.2%
! e job openings listed here are shared with Immigration
and Customs Inspectors, with Police Detectives, and with
Police Identifi cation and Records Offi cers.Investigate alleged or suspected criminal viola-
tions of federal, state, or local laws to determine if
evidence is suffi cient to recommend prosecution.
Record evidence and documents, using equipment
such as cameras and photocopy machines. Obtain
and verify evidence by interviewing and observ-
ing suspects and witnesses or by analyzing records.
Examine records to locate links in chains of evidence
or information. Prepare reports that detail investiga-
tion fi ndings. Determine scope, timing, and direc-
tion of investigations. Collaborate with other offi ces
and agencies to exchange information and coordi-
nate activities. Testify before grand juries concerning
criminal activity investigations. Analyze evidence
in laboratories or in the fi eld. Investigate organized
crime, public corruption, fi nancial crime, copy-
right infringement, civil rights violations, bank rob-
bery, extortion, kidnapping, and other violations
of federal or state statutes. Identify case issues and
evidence needed, based on analysis of charges, com-
plaints, or allegations of law violations. Obtain and
use search and arrest warrants. Serve subpoenas or
other offi cial papers. Collaborate with other author-
ities on activities such as surveillance, transcription,
and research. Develop relationships with informants
to obtain information related to cases. Search for and
collect evidence such as fi ngerprints, using investiga-
tive equipment. Collect and record physical informa-
tion about arrested suspects, including fi ngerprints,
height and weight measurements, and photographs.
Compare crime scene fi ngerprints with those from
suspects or fi ngerprint fi les to identify perpetrators,
using computers. Administer counter-terrorism and
counter-narcotics reward programs. Provide pro-
tection for individuals such as government leaders,
political candidates, and visiting foreign dignitar-
ies. Perform undercover assignments and maintain
surveillance, including monitoring authorized wire-
taps. Manage security programs designed to protect
personnel, facilities, and information. Issue security
clearances.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 12. Law and Public
Safety. Work Group: 12.04. Law Enforcement and
Public Safety. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Bai-
liff s; Correctional Offi cers and Jailers; Detectives and
Criminal Investigators; Fire Investigators; Forensic
Science Technicians; Parking Enforcement Workers;
Police and Sheriff ’s Patrol Offi cers; Police Detectives;
Police Identifi cation and Records Offi cers; Police
Patrol Offi cers; Sheriff s and Deputy Sheriff s; Transit
and Railroad Police.
Skills: Negotiation; Operations Analysis; Program-
ming; Judgment and Decision Making; Service Ori-
entation; Complex Problem Solving; Equipment
Selection; Persuasion.
Education and Training Programs: Criminal Jus-
tice/Police Science; Criminalistics and Criminal
Science. Related Knowledge/Courses: Law and Gov-
ernment; Psychology; Geography; Public Safety and
Security; Clerical Practices; Telecommunications.
Work Env ironment : More often outdoors than
indoors; noisy; very hot or cold; standing.Enterprising–
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