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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Industry profile for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Geographic profile for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

National estimates for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
138,820 2.0 % $ 23.07 $ 47,990 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.29 $ 17.93 $ 22.65 $ 27.74 $ 31.44
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,800 $ 37,300 $ 47,110 $ 57,690 $ 65,390


Industry profile for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 51,460 2.34 $ 21.46 $ 44,640
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 47,360 0.88 $ 23.91 $ 49,720
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 28,000 1.35 $ 25.10 $ 52,200
Individual and Family Services 2,180 0.09 $ 20.57 $ 42,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,250 0.02 $ 21.54 $ 44,800

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 51,460 2.34 $ 21.46 $ 44,640
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 28,000 1.35 $ 25.10 $ 52,200
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 47,360 0.88 $ 23.91 $ 49,720
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 850 0.47 $ 19.11 $ 39,740
Individual and Family Services 2,180 0.09 $ 20.57 $ 42,790

Top paying industries for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 28,000 1.35 $ 25.10 $ 52,200
Grantmaking and Giving Services 40 0.03 $ 25.03 $ 52,060
Elementary and Secondary Schools 180 (7) $ 24.64 $ 51,250
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 70 0.03 $ 24.27 $ 50,480
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 47,360 0.88 $ 23.91 $ 49,720


Geographic profile for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 21,900 1.33 1.34 $ 27.00 $ 56,160
New York 11,360 1.31 1.31 $ 25.34 $ 52,700
Texas 10,290 0.85 0.85 $ 19.05 $ 39,620
Pennsylvania 9,990 1.81 1.82 $ 24.67 $ 51,320
Virginia 6,350 1.72 1.72 $ 23.59 $ 49,070




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania 9,990 1.81 1.82 $ 24.67 $ 51,320
Virginia 6,350 1.72 1.72 $ 23.59 $ 49,070
Alaska 470 1.58 1.58 $ 26.62 $ 55,360
Alabama 3,000 1.58 1.58 $ 21.57 $ 44,870
Missouri 3,980 1.48 1.48 $ 20.28 $ 42,190




Top paying states for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 630 0.92 0.92 $ 32.65 $ 67,920
Massachusetts 2,270 0.68 0.68 $ 29.27 $ 60,890
Connecticut 1,070 0.70 0.70 $ 28.87 $ 60,050
Vermont 290 1.02 1.02 $ 28.68 $ 59,650
Iowa 900 0.61 0.62 $ 27.71 $ 57,630





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,890 1.36 1.36 $ 27.08 $ 56,330
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,730 0.87 0.88 $ 26.31 $ 54,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,290 1.59 1.59 $ 25.46 $ 52,950
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,550 1.71 1.71 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
Fresno, CA 2,380 6.34 6.35 $ 23.69 $ 49,280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2,360 1.84 1.84 $ 23.39 $ 48,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,300 0.64 0.64 $ 21.34 $ 44,390
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,220 0.84 0.85 $ 20.84 $ 43,340
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,160 1.54 1.54 $ 24.72 $ 51,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,030 0.87 0.87 $ 33.45 $ 69,580




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fresno, CA 2,380 6.34 6.35 $ 23.69 $ 49,280
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 1,110 4.60 4.61 $ 23.45 $ 48,770
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,050 4.02 4.03 $ 22.62 $ 47,060
Altoona, PA 210 3.77 3.78 $ 22.47 $ 46,750
Waco, TX 420 3.69 3.69 $ 20.33 $ 42,280
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 130 3.34 3.34 $ 23.42 $ 48,710
Fayetteville, NC 380 3.06 3.07 $ 17.35 $ 36,080
Yuma, AZ 190 3.06 3.06 $ 17.29 $ 35,960
Johnstown, PA 140 2.96 2.97 $ 24.02 $ 49,960
El Centro, CA 160 2.81 2.81 $ 22.37 $ 46,530




Top paying metropolitan areas for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 920 0.84 0.84 $ 39.09 $ 81,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,030 0.87 0.87 $ 33.45 $ 69,580
Napa, CA 40 0.62 0.62 $ 32.06 $ 66,690
New Haven, CT 160 0.59 0.59 $ 29.84 $ 62,060
Waterbury, CT 140 2.21 2.22 $ 29.61 $ 61,600
Salinas, CA 270 1.55 1.55 $ 29.60 $ 61,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,000 0.77 0.77 $ 29.41 $ 61,170
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 460 0.83 0.83 $ 28.85 $ 60,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 140 1.33 1.33 $ 28.62 $ 59,520
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 380 1.06 1.06 $ 28.59 $ 59,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 540 2.25 2.26 $ 17.40 $ 36,190
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 420 1.72 1.73 $ 17.39 $ 36,180
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 400 2.23 2.24 $ 23.54 $ 48,950
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 380 2.36 2.36 $ 15.19 $ 31,600
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 370 4.15 4.16 $ 17.24 $ 35,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 260 4.48 4.49 $ 17.86 $ 37,140
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 370 4.15 4.16 $ 17.24 $ 35,850
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 320 3.28 3.28 $ 18.07 $ 37,590
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 350 2.92 2.92 $ 16.20 $ 33,700
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 300 2.56 2.56 $ 16.50 $ 34,310

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 180 1.84 1.84 $ 27.87 $ 57,960
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 190 1.72 1.73 $ 27.34 $ 56,860
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 90 0.42 0.42 $ 27.30 $ 56,780
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 110 0.93 0.93 $ 27.12 $ 56,410
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 27.07 $ 56,290


About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021