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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims. Excludes "Fire Inspectors and Investigators" (33-2021).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
287,730 1.4 % $32.47 $67,540 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.05 $24.05 $31.68 $39.13 $47.44
Annual Wage (2) $39,620 $50,020 $65,900 $81,390 $98,660


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 117,450 10.04 $32.31 $67,210
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 88,640 7.64 $32.14 $66,850
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 42,750 2.13 $36.42 $75,750
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 9,980 0.46 $29.20 $60,740
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,910 0.29 $31.29 $65,090

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 117,450 10.04 $32.31 $67,210
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 440 8.02 $32.45 $67,500
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 88,640 7.64 $32.14 $66,850
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 42,750 2.13 $36.42 $75,750
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 9,980 0.46 $29.20 $60,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Social Advocacy Organizations 130 0.06 $37.62 $78,250
Scientific Research and Development Services 30 (7) $36.92 $76,790
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 180 0.06 $36.52 $75,960
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 42,750 2.13 $36.42 $75,750
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 100 (7) $36.12 $75,130


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 33,650 1.98 1.00 $34.48 $71,720
Texas 23,110 1.91 0.96 $33.44 $69,560
Florida 21,310 2.48 1.25 $30.21 $62,840
New York 18,510 1.97 0.99 $34.59 $71,950
Pennsylvania 13,810 2.36 1.19 $32.56 $67,730




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona 9,860 3.54 1.78 $32.38 $67,340
Maine 1,770 2.92 1.47 $29.32 $60,980
Montana 1,300 2.80 1.41 $26.91 $55,970
New Jersey 10,780 2.66 1.34 $35.70 $74,260
Missouri 7,250 2.59 1.30 $31.89 $66,340




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 4,270 2.57 1.29 $37.78 $78,590
Massachusetts 5,760 1.61 0.81 $36.61 $76,150
New Jersey 10,780 2.66 1.34 $35.70 $74,260
District of Columbia 800 1.13 0.57 $35.68 $74,210
Alaska 220 0.71 0.36 $35.27 $73,370





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,860 2.09 1.05 $36.17 $75,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,970 2.12 1.07 $36.26 $75,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,650 2.08 1.05 $31.93 $66,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,350 2.62 1.32 $35.32 $73,470
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 8,910 4.33 2.18 $32.65 $67,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,780 3.08 1.55 $34.50 $71,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,180 2.30 1.16 $32.93 $68,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,760 2.22 1.12 $30.37 $63,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,160 2.64 1.33 $31.69 $65,910
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 5,130 3.91 1.97 $30.56 $63,570




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Great Falls, MT 360 10.32 5.19 $18.17 $37,800
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 830 7.38 3.71 $29.22 $60,770
Waco, TX 830 7.12 3.58 $31.08 $64,640
Wausau, WI 480 6.81 3.42 $34.82 $72,430
Portland-South Portland, ME 1,320 6.32 3.18 $28.75 $59,790
Roanoke, VA 900 5.86 2.95 $31.63 $65,790
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 300 5.71 2.87 $39.33 $81,810
Charleston, WV 580 5.16 2.60 $22.72 $47,250
Columbus, GA-AL 580 5.04 2.53 $19.40 $40,340
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,600 4.93 2.48 $30.55 $63,550




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 400 0.97 0.49 $48.47 $100,820
Corpus Christi, TX 140 0.77 0.39 $42.79 $89,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,050 1.68 0.84 $42.18 $87,730
Barnstable Town, MA 60 0.57 0.29 $41.26 $85,810
Huntsville, AL 80 0.34 0.17 $39.75 $82,690
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 50 1.12 0.57 $39.74 $82,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA (8) (8) (8) $39.61 $82,400
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 300 5.71 2.87 $39.33 $81,810
Flint, MI 460 3.38 1.70 $38.95 $81,010
Salinas, CA 180 0.99 0.50 $38.08 $79,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 1,350 11.68 5.87 $27.87 $57,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 520 2.57 1.29 $29.52 $61,410
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 330 1.71 0.86 $30.00 $62,400
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 310 2.24 1.12 $30.54 $63,520
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 260 0.66 0.33 $31.73 $66,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 1,350 11.68 5.87 $27.87 $57,960
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 520 2.57 1.29 $29.52 $61,410
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 310 2.24 1.12 $30.54 $63,520
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 150 2.14 1.08 $31.91 $66,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 330 1.71 0.86 $30.00 $62,400

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.27 0.14 $41.19 $85,670
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 30 0.43 0.22 $39.21 $81,560
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 30 0.23 0.12 $39.03 $81,190
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.38 0.19 $38.37 $79,800
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 90 0.95 0.48 $38.15 $79,360


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019