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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-4061 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.


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)
137,830 3.6 % $22.34 $46,480 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $15.17 $17.77 $22.12 $26.53 $29.89
Annual Wage (2) $31,550 $36,970 $46,020 $55,180 $62,180


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)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 48,190 0.88 $22.47 $46,740
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 44,430 2.04 $21.24 $44,180
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 27,090 1.35 $24.28 $50,510
Individual and Family Services 2,350 0.10 $18.50 $38,470
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,340 0.02 $21.02 $43,710

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 44,430 2.04 $21.24 $44,180
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 27,090 1.35 $24.28 $50,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 48,190 0.88 $22.47 $46,740
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 570 0.33 $19.66 $40,890
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 430 0.13 $19.62 $40,820

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 270 (7) $24.58 $51,130
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 27,090 1.35 $24.28 $50,510
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 60 0.03 $24.27 $50,480
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 48,190 0.88 $22.47 $46,740
Grantmaking and Giving Services 60 0.04 $22.44 $46,680


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 21,980 1.29 1.36 $25.58 $53,200
New York 12,090 1.29 1.35 $23.77 $49,440
Texas 10,110 0.83 0.88 $19.83 $41,240
Pennsylvania 8,580 1.47 1.54 $24.31 $50,570
North Carolina 6,840 1.56 1.64 $18.42 $38,310




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)
West Virginia 1,400 2.01 2.11 $13.77 $28,640
Alaska 500 1.58 1.66 $26.65 $55,430
North Carolina 6,840 1.56 1.64 $18.42 $38,310
Alabama 2,910 1.49 1.57 $20.01 $41,620
Pennsylvania 8,580 1.47 1.54 $24.31 $50,570




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 570 0.80 0.84 $29.95 $62,300
Connecticut 1,020 0.62 0.65 $28.51 $59,290
Iowa 1,000 0.65 0.68 $26.99 $56,150
Alaska 500 1.58 1.66 $26.65 $55,430
Rhode Island 570 1.19 1.25 $26.40 $54,910





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 7,860 0.83 0.87 $24.88 $51,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,420 1.21 1.27 (8) (8)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,610 1.27 1.33 $24.82 $51,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,910 1.95 2.04 $23.16 $48,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,790 1.04 1.09 $19.47 $40,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,260 0.82 0.86 $25.75 $53,560
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,220 1.52 1.59 $24.42 $50,790
Fresno, CA 2,180 5.80 6.09 $22.89 $47,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,050 0.58 0.60 $20.84 $43,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,950 0.81 0.85 $32.58 $67,760