Skip tracer vs investigative specialist

The differences between skip tracers and investigative specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a skip tracer and an investigative specialist. Additionally, an investigative specialist has an average salary of $50,153, which is higher than the $36,545 average annual salary of a skip tracer.

The top three skills for a skip tracer include debt collection, outbound calls and skip trace. The most important skills for an investigative specialist are patients, investigative reports, and law enforcement agencies.

Skip tracer vs investigative specialist overview

	Skip Tracer	Investigative Specialist
Yearly salary	$36,545	$50,153
Hourly rate	$17.57	$24.11
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	1,464	39,030
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Skip tracer vs investigative specialist salary

Skip tracers and investigative specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Skip Tracer	Investigative Specialist
Average salary	$36,545	$50,153
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $66,000	Between $31,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between skip tracer and investigative specialist education

There are a few differences between a skip tracer and an investigative specialist in terms of educational background:

	Skip Tracer	Investigative Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Skip tracer vs investigative specialist demographics

Here are the differences between skip tracers' and investigative specialists' demographics:

	Skip Tracer	Investigative Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 42.5% Female, 57.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 4.7% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between skip tracer and investigative specialist duties and responsibilities

Skip tracer example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Utilize various skip-tracing services such as Accurint and TheWorkNumber in order to locate consumers and verify employment for account recovery purposes.

Investigative specialist example responsibilities.

Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Experience working directly for commanding officers and making security recommendations to ensure the security of overall DOD operations in the area.
Document and enter into the database, EOB's, patient demographics, NPI and prior authorizations requirements.
Document into system and on require forms, EOB's, patient demographics, NPI and prior authorizations requirements.
Verify that Humana insurance customers understand their plan.
Contact recently enroll Humana members and thoroughly explain all information to ensure understanding of their plan.

Skip tracer vs investigative specialist skills

Common skip tracer skills

Debt Collection, 25%
Outbound Calls, 11%
Skip Trace, 7%
Delinquent Accounts, 6%
Payment Arrangements, 5%
FDCPA, 5%

Common investigative specialist skills

Patients, 8%
Investigative Reports, 7%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 6%
FDA, 5%
Criminal Justice, 5%
Safety Rules, 5%

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