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Legal Investigators vs DEA Special Agents

Compare Legal Investigators and DEA Special Agents side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. DEA Special Agents pays about $43k more.

Legal Investigators

Median pay$51k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureModerate 56%, modeled
EducationBachelor's
Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting

DEA Special Agents

Median pay$94k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureHigh 78%, modeled
EducationBachelor's plus fitness
Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.