Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

33-3021 Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. Excludes “Private Detectives and Investigators” (33-9021).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
105,620	0.4 %	$41.36	$86,030	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.57	$28.31	$39.99	$51.47	$66.91
Annual Wage (2)	$44,860	$58,890	$83,170	$107,050	$139,180

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Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	42,860	0.77	$35.76	$74,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	40,730	2.03	$51.51	$107,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,080	0.97	$33.15	$68,950
Postal Service (federal government)	490	0.08	$48.63	$101,140
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	110	0.04	$32.91	$68,450

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	40,730	2.03	$51.51	$107,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,080	0.97	$33.15	$68,950
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	42,860	0.77	$35.76	$74,370
Postal Service (federal government)	490	0.08	$48.63	$101,140
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	110	0.04	$32.91	$68,450

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	40,730	2.03	$51.51	$107,150
Postal Service (federal government)	490	0.08	$48.63	$101,140
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	42,860	0.77	$35.76	$74,370
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	(8)	(8)	$33.38	$69,440
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,080	0.97	$33.15	$68,950

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	16,810	1.35	1.88	$38.22	$79,490
California	11,810	0.68	0.94	$51.81	$107,760
New York	9,010	0.95	1.32	$44.52	$92,600
Florida	6,890	0.78	1.09	$36.65	$76,220
Arizona	5,690	1.99	2.76	$40.22	$83,650

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico	1,720	2.09	2.90	$37.10	$77,170
Arizona	5,690	1.99	2.76	$40.22	$83,650
Texas	16,810	1.35	1.88	$38.22	$79,490
Montana	450	0.96	1.34	$39.05	$81,220
New York	9,010	0.95	1.32	$44.52	$92,600

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	100	0.33	0.46	$54.53	$113,420
Hawaii	450	0.72	1.00	$52.56	$109,320
California	11,810	0.68	0.94	$51.81	$107,760
New Jersey	3,440	0.84	1.17	$49.74	$103,460
Massachusetts	1,390	0.38	0.53	$49.21	$102,350

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,990	0.83	1.15	$48.34	$100,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,890	1.54	2.14	$58.21	$121,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,770	0.60	0.84	$58.72	$122,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	3,040	2.03	2.82	$48.45	$100,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,490	0.53	0.74	$42.74	$88,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,190	0.83	1.15	$44.55	$92,670
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,110	0.77	1.07	$33.47	$69,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,920	0.67	0.93	$44.98	$93,560
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,900	0.62	0.86	$45.84	$95,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,730	0.47	0.66	$42.66	$88,740