Private Investigator

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• Law enforcement investigation and interviewing or equivalent experience

Work Setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

• Appear in court as witness when required
• Produce reports
• Conduct investigations to locate missing persons
• Take statements
• Perform asset searches and financial checks
• Conduct background checks (pre‑marital, pre‑employment, etc.)
• Collect child custody evidence
• Investigate criminal harassment (stalking)
• Provide executive protection
• Fraud investigation
• Insurance investigations
• Intellectual property investigations
• Missing persons/runaways
• Personal protection
• Spousal infidelity/divorce evidence
• Theft investigations
• Undercover work
• Audio‑video surveillance
• Corporate building security