- Based on 10 Jobtrees users who were a Loss Prevention Detective in their career, on average, they have 2.42 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.1 years on average in this job building experience and earn $41K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Loss Prevention Detective are Infantry, Private Investigator and Loss Prevention Agent. While Infantry isn't from the Investigator job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Loss Prevention Detective shown by Loss Prevention Agent also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Loss Prevention Detective are Agent, Infantry and Coach based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Agent, the most common step before Loss Prevention Detective, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Loss Prevention Detective, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Loss Prevention Detective.
- While Agent is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Loss Prevention Detective that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Loss Prevention Detective career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Loss Prevention Detective so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Agent isn't from the same job family as Loss Prevention Detective, Investigator, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Infantry also being a common career path to Loss Prevention Detective.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Loss Prevention Detective are Associate Degree In Art, Associate Degree In Criminal Justice, and Bachelor Degree In Criminal Justice. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Agent being on the path to and from Loss Prevention Detective. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Loss Prevention Detective is part of the Investigator job family which has a limited number of unique role types (14) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Loss Prevention Detective.