Also called: On-Chain Analyst
Traces cryptocurrency transactions to follow money, investigate hacks and research projects.
You follow stolen crypto through dozens of wallets, flag it at an exchange and write a report for law enforcement.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; certifications from blockchain analytics firms.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Finance, Criminal Justice.
Growing faster than average. Growing with crypto crime investigations.
Medium risk for 10 years. Tracing software follows funds automatically; connecting wallets to real people and building cases remains human work.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, Criminal justice CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2099.
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