Also called: Behavioral Threat Analyst, Workplace Violence Specialist
Evaluates people who make threats to figure out who is actually dangerous and how to stop violence.
Threat assessment specialists review threatening emails, social media posts, and behavior, interview people, and build plans to prevent violence at schools, companies, or against public figures. Psychology and investigation skills combine here.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 8 years after high school. Master's in psychology or criminal justice plus investigative experience; ATAP certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Criminal Justice, Criminology.
Growing faster than average. Approximate; growing field.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI scans posts and emails for threats; interviewing people and judging real danger stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Sociology, English composition, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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