Job outlook for child protective investigators in the United States

Child protective investigator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected child protective investigator job growth rate is 9% from 2018-2028.

• About 64,000 new jobs for child protective investigators are projected over the next decade.

• Child protective investigator salaries have increased 12% for child protective investigators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,466 child protective investigators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 15,938 active child protective investigator job openings in the US.

• The average child protective investigator salary is $47,903.

Compare the number of child protective investigator jobs and the average child protective investigator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of child protective investigator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where child protective investigators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.