Also called: CPSC Compliance Investigator
Investigates dangerous products, like exploding batteries or unsafe cribs, and gets them recalled.
CPSC investigators look into injury reports, buy suspicious products to test, inspect imports at ports, and negotiate recalls with companies. One investigation can pull millions of hoverboards or toys off shelves.
Federal General Schedule (GS) pay scale.
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 in science, engineering, or criminal justice.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Engineering, Chemistry, Criminal Justice.
Growing slowly. Small agency.
Low risk for 10 years. AI scans injury reports for patterns; testing products and investigating incidents in person stay human.
Classes: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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