Fraud Examiners, Investigators & Analysts

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $133,080.00
Average: $83,580.00
Hourly
Average: $40.18

What they do:

Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.

On the job, you would:

  • Testify in court regarding investigation findings.
  • Gather financial documents related to investigations.
  • Interview witnesses or suspects and take statements.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

100% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
94% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
85% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
85% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
82% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
82% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
80% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
79% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
77% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
76% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
75% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
75% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
78% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

72% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
67% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
67% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
61% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

81% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
78% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
78% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
69% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Update professional knowledge.
Train personnel to enhance job skills.
Update professional knowledge.
Collect evidence for legal proceedings.
Obtain documentation to authorize activities.
Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings.
Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers.
Collect evidence for legal proceedings.
Detain suspects or witnesses.
Apprehend criminal suspects.
Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Investigate legal issues.
Prepare legal or investigatory documentation.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Investigate legal issues.
Supervise employees.
Interview witnesses, suspects, or claimants.
Prepare legal or investigatory documentation.
Develop business or financial information systems.
Gather financial records.
Assess risks to business operations.
Analyze business or financial data.
Document information related to legal proceedings.
Maintain data in information systems or databases.
Investigate legal issues.
Investigate legal issues.
Analyze business or financial data.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

94% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
93% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
90% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
88% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
84% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
84% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
83% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
79% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
78% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
78% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
77% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
76% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
73% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
72% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
70% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
69% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
84% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

93% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
89% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
87% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
85% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
84% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
84% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
83% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
82% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
79% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
78% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
78% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
77% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
77% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
73% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
66% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
66% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
66% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
65% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
65% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Started

Education:
75%
Bachelor's Degree
8%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.

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