According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data. | 94% |
| Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases. | 94% |
| Validate known intelligence with data from other sources. | 90% |
| Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity. | 89% |
| Conduct presentations of analytic findings. | 89% |
| Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats. | 89% |
| Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records. | 88% |
| Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data. | 86% |
| Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members. | 86% |
| Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships. | 86% |
| Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members. | 82% |
| Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities. | 81% |
| Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools. | 81% |
| Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups. | 73% |
| Interview, interrogate, or interact with witnesses or crime suspects to collect human intelligence. | 67% |
| Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information. | 56% |
| Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment. | 55% |
| Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities. | 51% |
| Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence. | 49% |
| Prepare plans to intercept foreign communications transmissions. | 48% |
