Re: Women PI'S
Originally posted by Donna Coleman
Hi, I was watching the local news this evening while filling out my IPIU application and behold there was a story about 3 local women that were training to be private investigators.
One female had just graduated from the local college here and her instructor is a PI for about 12 years.
The other two women are still in school and graduating soon.
After the story the news anchor went on to say that a growing number of women are getting into this field and that 1 in 10 people who try to get into PI have something negative in their background checks.
Another thing she mentioned was that top PI' s earn between 35k-50k year (more for the experienced) and that most survelliance by PI's are 12 hours.
I found that interesting because I had just started filling out my application when the story came on the news.
Hello Donna,
Hello Donna,
Thanks for sharing this interesting piece of news. I'm especially interested in this subject due to the fact that I have a traffic citation, a small issue (a misdemeanor if that) that has been hanging over my head for a while now. I sent my background application out last week and I fringe every time I think about what the outcome could be. I really don't see too much of a problem regarding my situation but you never know who is on the other side making the decision.
Who knows, my file can wind up in the hands of a certain individual that is having "a bad hair day" and decide to reject my paperwork. Gosh, I hope not! You mentioned that a PI's salary range is approximately $30 – $50K a year. Please don't quote me on this and I'm not sure what state you live in, but for those of us living in California, these figures sound a bit LOW. I live in the Bay Area and the cost of living here is ridiculous. I'm sure they were quoting annual figures for your particular state. I will check the annual figures for California and compare them to other states just for the heck of it. Thanks IPIU for making my career move not only educational but also enlightening.
Debbie Richardson
Private Investigator Trainee