Private Detectives and Investigators

Moderate Risk
46%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
62%
(High Risk)
POLLING
29%
(Low Risk, Based on 80 votes)
Average: 46%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
5.0%
by year 2033
WAGES
$49,540
or $23.82 per hour
Volume
34,600
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
5.0/10
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

62% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

User poll

29% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 62% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Private Detectives and Investigators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Private Detectives and Investigators' job openings is expected to rise 5.0% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Private Detectives and Investigators' was $49,540, or $24 per hour

'Private Detectives and Investigators' were paid 3.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 34,600 people employed as 'Private Detectives and Investigators' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Private Detectives and Investigators'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 33-9021.00

Comments (4)

Gris (Highly likely)
18 Apr 2025 12:53
In the very near future, Big Gov will track & control & monitor every citizen to the degree not previously seen. Social credit score system will also be in play, we, the citizens are slaves to the corrupt Big Gov machine. This in my view, will undoubtedly minimize the need for private investigators.
Xander R. (Low)
13 Sep 2023 17:19
I think that a lot of what they do hinges on the ability to understand humans as wells as be mobile, meaning AI would require a lot more flexibility.
l (Uncertain)
28 Jan 2021 18:52
It will take over surveillance on the streets. Not the person who owns business.
Eliza (Uncertain)
08 Apr 2019 00:48
I don't know if robots would really take my job
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