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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
287,960 1.4 % $33.15 $68,940 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.76 $24.53 $32.11 $39.93 $48.27
Annual Wage (2) $41,100 $51,030 $66,790 $83,050 $100,400


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 118,380 9.88 $32.73 $68,070
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 90,010 7.60 $33.08 $68,800
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 43,130 2.15 $36.39 $75,690
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,370 0.48 $29.17 $60,670
Management of Companies and Enterprises 7,310 0.30 $32.13 $66,830

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 118,380 9.88 $32.73 $68,070
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 90,010 7.60 $33.08 $68,800
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 310 5.10 $34.72 $72,210
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 43,130 2.15 $36.39 $75,690
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,370 0.48 $29.17 $60,670

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 60 0.06 $44.81 $93,210
Social Advocacy Organizations 90 0.04 $39.69 $82,560
Rail Transportation 110 0.05 $39.42 $81,980
Elementary and Secondary Schools 40 (7) $37.40 $77,780
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 43,130 2.15 $36.39 $75,690


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Florida 24,880 2.83 1.44 $30.35 $63,140
Texas 22,390 1.80 0.92 $32.47 $67,530
New York 17,930 1.88 0.96 $35.24 $73,300
Pennsylvania 13,440 2.28 1.16 $32.83 $68,290
Ohio 12,560 2.31 1.18 $31.66 $65,850




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 10,930 3.81 1.94 $32.45 $67,500
Maine 1,940 3.17 1.62 $29.80 $61,980
Florida 24,880 2.83 1.44 $30.35 $63,140
Missouri 7,700 2.73 1.39 $33.75 $70,190
Nebraska 2,660 2.71 1.38 $31.01 $64,500




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 3,970 2.39 1.22 $39.59 $82,340
Massachusetts 5,740 1.59 0.81 $39.54 $82,230
New Jersey 10,070 2.46 1.26 $37.92 $78,880
California (8) (8) (8) $37.07 $77,110
District of Columbia 740 1.02 0.52 $36.72 $76,380





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 18,780 1.95 0.99 $37.70 $78,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,040 1.77 0.90 $37.67 $78,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 10,100 4.76 2.43 $32.68 $67,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,740 2.08 1.06 $32.07 $66,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,640 2.36 1.21 $33.06 $68,770
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,700 2.68 1.37 $35.88 $74,630
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 7,340 5.49 2.80 $30.95 $64,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,130 2.32 1.18 $30.92 $64,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,510 2.80 1.43 $33.29 $69,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,260 1.52 0.78 $40.62 $84,490




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 300 8.46 4.31 $18.58 $38,650
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 410 7.71 3.93 $37.36 $77,710
Portland-South Portland, ME 1,480 7.06 3.60 $29.73 $61,840
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 800 7.01 3.57 $29.80 $61,980
Wausau, WI 430 6.06 3.09 $34.62 $72,010
Waco, TX 700 5.95 3.03 $31.39 $65,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2,100 5.64 2.87 $31.96 $66,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 7,340 5.49 2.80 $30.95 $64,370
Roanoke, VA 810 5.28 2.70 $32.49 $67,580
Winston-Salem, NC 1,370 5.10 2.60 $29.28 $60,900




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 420 1.02 0.52 $49.73 $103,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,070 1.65 0.84 $42.54 $88,480
Hammond, LA 170 3.93 2.00 $41.77 $86,880
Barnstable Town, MA 40 0.39 0.20 $41.73 $86,800
Texarkana, TX-AR 30 0.55 0.28 $40.93 $85,130
Salinas, CA 110 0.58 0.30 $40.85 $84,970
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,260 1.52 0.78 $40.62 $84,490
Lake Charles, LA 30 0.28 0.14 $40.44 $84,120
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,700 4.62 2.35 $39.74 $82,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 360 0.32 0.16 $39.45 $82,050

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 1,310 11.29 5.76 $28.88 $60,070
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 520 2.56 1.30 $33.06 $68,770
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 290 0.73 0.37 $33.83 $70,370
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 280 2.02 1.03 $30.68 $63,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 260 1.33 0.68 $31.41 $65,330

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 1,310 11.29 5.76 $28.88 $60,070
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 520 2.56 1.30 $33.06 $68,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 280 2.02 1.03 $30.68 $63,810
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 260 1.33 0.68 $31.41 $65,330
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 170 1.23 0.63 $38.04 $79,120

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 60 0.31 0.16 $40.49 $84,220
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 30 0.46 0.23 $40.23 $83,680
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 40 0.36 0.18 $38.46 $80,000
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 170 1.23 0.63 $38.04 $79,120
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.58 0.30 $38.01 $79,060


About May 2019 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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020