How to become an industrial investigator

Official title: Industrial investigator

Industrial investigator investigates and determines facts in connection with spurious goods at the request of manufacturing companies or establishments. He/she investigates source of goods known to be imitations and makes detailed reports to his/her employers.

Main tasks

• Conducting private investigations for commercial or other establishments and individuals

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Will AI change the work of an industrial investigator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026