Protective Service Occupations · SOC 33-3021
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
some overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, some tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 1,900 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 1,930 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $105,480 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 34.8 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 60 higher rated overlap than 60% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Security Guards little overlap 16,890 CO jobs
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers little overlap 9,610 CO jobs
- Correctional Officers and Jailers little overlap 7,290 CO jobs
- Firefighters little overlap 6,510 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Protective Service Occupations — all 24 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Detectives and Criminal Investigators.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/detectives-and-criminal-investigators/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin