Work from home background investigators research and scrutinize a specific history of a person for their client. Clients may include law offices, schools, and individuals. For example, an employer may want to check the security and job history of a candidate for a job to ensure the person has the credentials they listed on their application and has no criminal or questionable legal history. A work from home background investigator can search through the candidate’s past and document any issues that may be of interest to the employer. As a work from home background investigator, you may work with an agency or as an independent contractor. Instead of working in the office, you do the majority of your administrative work remotely from home, though the job may require some travel to interview subjects or inspect locations.