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