Overview & Salary
Overview
Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.
On the job, you would:
- Gather financial documents related to investigations.
- Interview witnesses or suspects and take statements.
- Prepare written reports of investigation findings.
Education
- bachelor's degree
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $43,510
Annual median $78,310
Annual 90th percentile $139,960
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- accounting and economics
- management
Safety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Conventional
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Persistence
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by writing
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information