Josef Ochs (March 31, 1905 in Schmitten – November 12, 1987) was a German Police officer and SS-Obersturmführer.
During the postwar period he worked in the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) as head of the support group from 1951 to 1965.
In 1933 he earned his Ph.D and began working in his father's factory until September 1936 in which he became a partner in a shoe trading company.
In early October 1936 he began working in the police force, and passed his Commissioner exams in Frankfurt during July 1938 with "good" grades.
During the postwar period he worked in the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) as head of the support group from 1951 to 1965.