Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-4131 Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.

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)
222,620	1.6 %	$19.86	$41,310	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.31	$15.56	$19.18	$23.80	$28.71
Annual Wage (2)	$25,600	$32,370	$39,890	$49,510	$59,710

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)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	100,870	5.02	$19.79	$41,160
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	76,980	12.50	$19.51	$40,580
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16,100	0.68	$20.62	$42,890
Insurance Carriers	5,920	0.51	$22.11	$45,990
Legal Services	5,040	0.44	$19.88	$41,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	76,980	12.50	$19.51	$40,580
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	100,870	5.02	$19.79	$41,160
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16,100	0.68	$20.62	$42,890
Insurance Carriers	5,920	0.51	$22.11	$45,990
Legal Services	5,040	0.44	$19.88	$41,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	270	0.04	$23.00	$47,840
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	390	0.18	$22.97	$47,770
Insurance Carriers	5,920	0.51	$22.11	$45,990
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	40	(7)	$21.30	$44,310
Automobile Dealers	1,930	0.15	$21.04	$43,770

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)
Texas	25,550	2.11	1.37	$21.25	$44,190
California	22,140	1.30	0.85	$22.35	$46,480
Florida	13,820	1.61	1.04	$19.99	$41,590
Ohio	11,430	2.11	1.37	$18.52	$38,510
Illinois	8,450	1.41	0.92	$20.40	$42,440

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)
South Dakota	1,950	4.61	3.00	$16.74	$34,820
Iowa	4,640	3.01	1.96	$18.23	$37,930
Missouri	8,340	2.97	1.93	$18.44	$38,350
Arizona	7,470	2.68	1.74	$19.48	$40,530
Oklahoma	4,250	2.67	1.73	$16.40	$34,100

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	90	0.12	0.08	$26.60	$55,320
Connecticut	1,650	0.99	0.65	$23.15	$48,160
Hawaii	790	1.23	0.80	$23.06	$47,970
Colorado	3,540	1.35	0.88	$22.90	$47,630
California	22,140	1.30	0.85	$22.35	$46,480

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)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,440	3.21	2.09	$21.76	$45,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,270	1.68	1.09	$21.73	$45,210
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,780	0.82	0.53	$22.85	$47,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,670	3.25	2.11	$19.59	$40,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,390	1.38	0.90	$21.44	$44,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,760	1.84	1.19	$21.76	$45,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,980	1.67	1.09	$22.78	$47,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4,390	2.24	1.46	$20.51	$42,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,190	1.47	0.96	$18.96	$39,440
St. Louis, MO-IL	3,890	2.85	1.86	$19.49	$40,540