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 "name": "USCLI private investigator employment and wage data",
 "publisher": "United States Council for Law & Investigation",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "homepage": "https://uscli.org/guides/profession-data",
 "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics",
 "checked": "2026-10-17",
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  "released": "May 15, 2026",
  "releaseUrl": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm",
  "url": "https://data.bls.gov/oesprofile/?year=2025&major_group=330000&occupation=339021&measure=01&areas=INDUSTRY,STATE,MSA",
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  "wageRse": 1,
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     "name": "Texas",
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    {
     "name": "North Carolina",
     "value": 1710,
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    {
     "name": "Ohio",
     "value": 1560,
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   ],
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     "name": "Louisiana",
     "value": 1.94,
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    {
     "name": "New Hampshire",
     "value": 1.81,
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    {
     "name": "Florida",
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    {
     "name": "North Carolina",
     "value": 1.51,
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    },
    {
     "name": "Maine",
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   ],
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     "name": "District of Columbia",
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    {
     "name": "Oregon",
     "value": 74690,
     "rse": 1.5
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    {
     "name": "Washington",
     "value": 71020,
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    },
    {
     "name": "Massachusetts",
     "value": 70110,
     "rse": 2.6
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    {
     "name": "New Hampshire",
     "value": 69350,
     "rse": 6
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    "name": "General Merchandise Retailers",
    "value": 12290,
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   },
   {
    "name": "Investigation and Security Services",
    "value": 6700,
    "rse": 9.5
   },
   {
    "name": "Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)",
    "value": 2360,
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   },
   {
    "name": "Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)",
    "value": 2000,
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   },
   {
    "name": "Management of Companies and Enterprises",
    "value": 1270,
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    "name": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX",
    "value": 1070,
    "rse": 7.7
   },
   {
    "name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "value": 1040,
    "rse": 36.9
   },
   {
    "name": "Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL",
    "value": 1030,
    "rse": 14.5
   },
   {
    "name": "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA",
    "value": 980,
    "rse": 10.1
   }
  ]
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 "ooh": {
  "url": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/private-detectives-and-investigators.htm",
  "released": "August 27, 2026",
  "releaseUrl": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.nr0.htm",
  "medianAnnual": 51220,
  "medianHourly": 24.62,
  "education": "High school diploma or equivalent",
  "experience": "Less than 5 years",
  "training": "Moderate-term on-the-job training",
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  "jobs2035": 41700,
  "change": 2200,
  "changePct": 5,
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  "employers": [
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    "name": "Retail trade",
    "pct": 34
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   {
    "name": "Administrative and support services",
    "pct": 18
   },
   {
    "name": "Finance and insurance",
    "pct": 11
   },
   {
    "name": "Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals",
    "pct": 8
   },
   {
    "name": "Professional, scientific, and technical services",
    "pct": 6
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  ],
  "matrixUrl": "https://data.bls.gov/projections/nationalMatrix?queryParams=33-9021&ioType=o",
  "selfEmployed": 3900,
  "wageAndSalary": 35600,
  "faqUrl": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/about/ooh-faqs.htm#growth8"
 },
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   "state": "Alabama",
   "employment": 530,
   "meanAnnual": 48750
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "employment": 70,
   "meanAnnual": 62190
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
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   "meanAnnual": 62410
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "employment": 370,
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  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "employment": 4190,
   "meanAnnual": 67040
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "employment": 540,
   "meanAnnual": 58910
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "employment": 400,
   "meanAnnual": 66560
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "employment": 110,
   "meanAnnual": 59230
  },
  {
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "employment": null,
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  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "employment": 3660,
   "meanAnnual": 55820
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "employment": 1460,
   "meanAnnual": 54730
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
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   "meanAnnual": 54920
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
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  {
   "state": "Illinois",
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  {
   "state": "Indiana",
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  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
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   "meanAnnual": 48190
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  {
   "state": "Kansas",
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   "meanAnnual": 50220
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  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "employment": 350,
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  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
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   "meanAnnual": 46110
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  {
   "state": "Maine",
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   "meanAnnual": 48590
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  {
   "state": "Maryland",
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   "meanAnnual": null
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  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
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  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
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  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
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  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
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  {
   "state": "Missouri",
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  {
   "state": "Montana",
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  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
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  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "employment": 350,
   "meanAnnual": null
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  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
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  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
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  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
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  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "employment": 1300,
   "meanAnnual": 68310
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  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "employment": 1710,
   "meanAnnual": 61350
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
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  {
   "state": "Ohio",
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   "meanAnnual": 56980
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
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  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "employment": 610,
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  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
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   "meanAnnual": 59880
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  {
   "state": "Puerto Rico",
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  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
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  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
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   "meanAnnual": 58980
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  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
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  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
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  {
   "state": "Texas",
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   "meanAnnual": 58670
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  {
   "state": "Utah",
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  {
   "state": "Vermont",
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  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "employment": 1280,
   "meanAnnual": 61940
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
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  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
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   "meanAnnual": 49600
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  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
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   "meanAnnual": 50660
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  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
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}