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64410.04 – Private investigators

Private investigators conduct private investigations for clients and employers.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Polygraph operator
  • Private detective
  • Private investigator

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Conduct investigations to locate missing persons
  • Obtain information for use in civil and criminal litigation matters or for other purposes
  • May also conduct polygraph tests (integrity surveys) for clients.

Additional information

No data has been provided for this section.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Police investigators and other investigative occupations (41310)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

64 – Sales and service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations

Sub-major group

644 – Occupations in customer, information and protective services

Minor group

6441 – Security guards and related security service occupations

Unit group

64410 – Security guards and related security service occupations

Occupational profile

64410.04 – Private investigators

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