DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

33-9021 Private Detectives and Investigators

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota N/AN/AN/A$27.99/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
U S 35,0002,800$27.89/hr$1.26/hr$14.87/hr$18.12/hr$24.71/hr$33.25/hr$43.92/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Private Detectives and Investigators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities80$25.08/hr
Financial Activities50$31.09/hr
Other Regional Data For Private Detectives and Investigators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Central Minnesota 30 $25.95/hr 8.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $81.00/hr 5.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A $30.92/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A 3.6%
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Minnesota N/A N/A 5.8%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $30.82/hr 3.4%
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A 9.1%
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A 3.9%
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Security Guards10,890$16.81/hr2.9%
Correctional Officers and Jailers4,860$25.45/hr-5.5%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1,390$37.72/hr4.8%
Fire Inspectors and Investigators120$36.34/hrN/A
Transit and Railroad PoliceN/A$36.46/hrN/A
Tasks for Private Detectives and Investigators