State Map for Private Detectives & Investigators

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaBelow average opportunities
AlaskaAverage opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAbove average opportunities
ArkansasAverage opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaNo data available
FloridaAbove average opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiBelow average opportunities
IdahoAverage opportunities
IllinoisAbove average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaAverage opportunities
MaineAbove average opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsBelow average opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiNo data available
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaBelow average opportunities
NebraskaBelow average opportunities
NevadaAverage opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyAverage opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkAverage opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaNo data available
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAbove average opportunities
OklahomaBelow average opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandAbove average opportunities
South CarolinaBelow average opportunities
South DakotaBelow average opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasAverage opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontNo data available
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingNo data available

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Bright
Nationwide, new job opportunities for private detectives and investigators are very likely in the future.