Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms.
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) |
| 192,820 |
1.3 % |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.92 |
$13.22 |
$16.38 |
$20.04 |
$24.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,700 |
$27,510 |
$34,060 |
$41,690 |
$50,560 |
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) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
73,370 |
1.32 |
$17.25 |
$35,880 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
29,170 |
4.01 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Offices of Physicians |
14,370 |
0.55 |
$16.37 |
$34,060 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
10,550 |
0.35 |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
| Employment Services |
5,850 |
0.16 |
$17.24 |
$35,860 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
29,170 |
4.01 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
73,370 |
1.32 |
$17.25 |
$35,880 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
1,200 |
0.89 |
$19.49 |
$40,530 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,800 |
0.69 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
| Office Administrative Services |
3,190 |
0.64 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
20,000 |
1.18 |
0.88 |
$20.66 |
$42,970 |
| New York |
15,100 |
1.61 |
1.21 |
$19.32 |
$40,200 |
| Florida |
12,620 |
1.47 |
1.10 |
$16.96 |
$35,290 |
| Texas |
10,710 |
0.88 |
0.66 |
$15.51 |
$32,270 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,700 |
1.66 |
1.24 |
$16.53 |
$34,390 |
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) |
| Nebraska |
3,020 |
3.09 |
2.32 |
$13.49 |
$28,050 |
| Missouri |
7,430 |
2.65 |
1.99 |
$16.35 |
$34,000 |
| Nevada |
3,460 |
2.57 |
1.93 |
$13.95 |
$29,020 |
| New Hampshire |
1,670 |
2.56 |
1.92 |
$18.02 |
$37,480 |
| Tennessee |
6,980 |
2.36 |
1.77 |
$15.22 |
$31,650 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
15,340 |
1.61 |
1.21 |
$19.80 |
$41,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,140 |
1.17 |
0.88 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,380 |
1.89 |
1.42 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,600 |
0.99 |
0.74 |
$18.72 |
$38,940 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,570 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
$16.29 |
$33,890 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
3,230 |
2.37 |
1.78 |
$16.99 |
$35,340 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,100 |
1.28 |
0.96 |
$24.51 |
$50,970 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,880 |
0.92 |
0.69 |
$18.38 |
$38,230 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
2,870 |
2.90 |
2.18 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,700 |
1.83 |
1.37 |
$19.22 |
$39,970 |
United States Department of Labor
