Private Investigator
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 25, 2026.
DigiStream Investigations, a fast-growing, national private investigation firm, seeks a talented addition to our investigation team in the Sacramento, CA Region.
This isn’t your average desk job - being a Private Investigator means you’ll have a career with excitement, travel, autonomy, and purpose. This role is meant for an individual with an adventurous and curious spirit, and the drive to provide our clients with the evidence they need to defend their cases forpotentially fraudulent worker's compensation claims.
Work Schedule: Full-time, 40-55 hours per week average, 10-11 hours per day average, depending on travel distance to the case and back to your home (commute time in the company vehicle is "on the clock")
Starting Hourly Pay Rate: $20 hourly (entry-level), frequent overtime
Employee Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance offered, and 401(k) retirement plan with 4% Company Match offered
What you’ll get:
- A foot in the door to the investigations/security/law enforcement fields
- Experience conducting covert investigations
- A job you’ll love going to - no one day is the same
- Opportunities for growth within the company via our Private Investigator Promotion Track
- Unlike most PI companies, DigiStream provides full benefits, a company vehicle, and paid travel
- Professional, hands-on training program developed over the course of 25 years
- Team-building events and comradery with fellow team members
Sky is the limit! The skills you learn here can lead to jobs in:
- FBI / Law Enforcement
- ATF / US Border Patrol / State Crime Lab
- Law / Paralegal / Legal Assistant
- Security / Corporate Investigations
- Investigative Journalism
What a day in the life of an investigator looks like:
- Monitoring, following, and videotaping subjects as they conduct their day-to-day activities
- Vehicle and foot pursuit of subjects while maintaining cover
- Activity varies from filming someone at a grocery store or restaurant to filming them at a sporting event or a casino
- Crafting pre-surveillance strategies based on the setup location and case details
- Detailed report writing on the activities observed/captured and submission of video evidence
- Regular communication with team leader on setup positions, activity and tactics
What you’ll need to apply:
- High school diploma or GED
- Must be 21 years or older
- 50 hours per week on average (includes commute & drive time)
- Willingness to travel and stay overnight on remote assignments (as needed)
- Availability to work any day of the week, including weekends and holidays
- Ability to start work as early as 5:00 am daily with occasional work into the evenings
- Must currently live in the Sacramento, CA area
- Ability to pass DMV check & background check
- Confident driving skills
Compensation/benefits/promotions:
- Starting pay: $20.00 per hour
- Employee Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k) with up to 4% company match
- Performance incentives
- Paid travel to and from local and remote assignments
- Cellphone reimbursement
- Equipment provided including video camera, laptop, tripod, fuel & maintenance card
- Company-provided surveillance vehicle
- We hire at the entry level and promote from within based on performance
Note: Position does not require daily commute to an office or motor pool as your surveillance vehicle is entrusted to you and is kept at your residence on a daily basis. Travel to and from assignments will begin and end at your residence.
**Only apply if you have availability to work any of the 7 days of the week, and only if you can work a 5 day per week schedule with an average of 10-12 hours per day, including weekends and holidays**