Also called: Diversion Investigator
Investigates doctors, pharmacies, and drug companies that let prescription painkillers and other legal drugs leak onto the black market.
Diversion investigators audit pharmacy records, track suspicious opioid orders, and help build cases against 'pill mill' clinics. It played a big part in fighting the opioid crisis.
Federal pay. Estimate.
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 degree; DEA training academy.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Accounting, Pharmacy Sciences.
Growing about average. Steady federal demand.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Order-tracking data auto-flags pill mills; pharmacy audits and building cases stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Accounting, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
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