Criminal Investigator - Early Career, Investigations

We’re hiring Criminal Investigators across the federal government via the Pathways Program. If you have fact-finding skills and strong attention to detail, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do:

As a Criminal Investigator or early-career professional in a similar role, you may support investigations that help protect the public and uphold the law. Your work may include gathering and documenting facts, assisting with surveillance, collecting and preserving physical or digital evidence, conducting or supporting interviews, maintaining case records, and preparing investigative materials.

Depending on the hiring agency, you may also use digital tools, dashboards, automation, and approved AI-enabled tools to organize case information, summarize source materials, identify patterns or leads for review, and prepare draft investigative materials. Applicants do not need to be AI experts, but should be comfortable learning new tools, using technology responsibly, and adapting to a changing work environment.

Salary: $50,460 - $121,371 per year (final salary depends on grade, duty location, and hiring agency)

Locations: All across the country. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Jackson, Jacksonville, Lakewood, Memphis, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Washington DC, and more.

This is a full-time, onsite position.

U.S. citizenship is required.