Also called: FBI Special Agent
An FBI special agent who recovers stolen art and cultural treasures.
The FBI's Art Crime Team investigates art theft, forgery, and looted antiquities, going undercover as buyers and working with museums and Interpol. Since 2004 it has recovered thousands of items worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Based on federal special agent pay with law enforcement availability pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 7 years after high school. Bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years of work experience, FBI Academy training, then selection for the Art Crime Team.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Art History, Criminal Justice, Law, Accounting.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Image search helps match stolen art, but undercover buys, interviews and arrests are sworn human work.
Classes: Art history, A foreign language, Criminal justice CTE, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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