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	Private Detectives and Investigators	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	Intelligence Analysts
SUMMARY	31% Low Risk	17% Minimal Risk	15% Minimal Risk	25% Low Risk	12% Minimal Risk	23% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.8/10	6.1/10	6.7/10	5.4/10	5.7/10	4.9/10
POLLING	29% (Low Risk, Based on 82 votes)	30% (Low Risk, Based on 42 votes)	27% (Low Risk, Based on 416 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	31% (Low Risk, Based on 18 votes)	44% (Moderate Risk, Based on 82 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	6.0%	2.6%	-0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	-0.7%
WAGES	$52,370 or $25.18 per hour	$64,520 or $31.02 per hour	$93,580 or $44.99 per hour	$58,610 or $28.18 per hour	$71,470 or $34.36 per hour	$93,580 or $44.99 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	38,700	86,820	110,790	70,310	13,560	110,790
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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.	Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.	Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of security workers and security guards.	Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.	Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

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