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Therefore, the purpose of this correlational study was to discover if there was a difference in the score on Spector's Job Satisfaction Survey between state level investigative law enforcement personnel who completed an internship and those who did not. Data were collected by electronically delivering the Job Satisfaction Survey, along with demographic questions, to the personnel from state level investigative law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma through SurveyMonkey©. The participants from Oklahoma were omitted due to the insignificant response. The results were statistically investigated. The findings for those who completed an internship and those who did not were compared across the demographic questions concerning age, gender, experience, and race/ethnicity to determine if these demographics have an impact. Further, scores for those who completed an internship and those who did not were compared across the four sub-scales related to an internship. 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