These statistics are for the career group Other Occupations in Protective Service (NOC 646), which includes Private Investigators.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (34%), Retail trade (22%), Public administration (17%), Professional, scientific and technical services (5%), Finance and Insurance (4%), Arts, entertainment and recreation (2%).

This occupation (Other Protective Service Occupations) is part of a larger group called Other Occupations in Protective Service (NOC 646). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 73%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.