Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

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)
118,920 0.6 % $19.67 $40,900 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.36 $15.80 $19.21 $23.04 $26.85
Annual Wage (2) $27,790 $32,850 $39,960 $47,930 $55,840

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 (OES Designation) 44,770 0.80 $19.42 $40,400
State Government (OES Designation) 39,250 1.71 $18.63 $38,740
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 28,270 1.39 $22.03 $45,830
Individual and Family Services 2,240 0.18 $16.34 $33,980
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 820 0.02 $17.68 $36,760

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 (OES Designation) 39,250 1.71 $18.63 $38,740
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 28,270 1.39 $22.03 $45,830
Local Government (OES Designation) 44,770 0.80 $19.42 $40,400
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 460 0.33 $16.90 $35,160
Individual and Family Services 2,240 0.18 $16.34 $33,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Technical and Trade Schools (8) (8) $22.31 $46,400
Elementary and Secondary Schools 70 (7) $22.29 $46,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 28,270 1.39 $22.03 $45,830
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 240 0.10 $21.10 $43,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (8) (8) $21.04 $43,760

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 19,290 1.38 1.47 $21.70 $45,140
New York 10,000 1.20 1.28 $20.84 $43,350
Pennsylvania 9,560 1.74 1.86 $21.47 $44,660
North Carolina 5,440 1.44 1.54 $16.98 $35,320
Missouri 4,810 1.86 1.99 $16.99 $35,330




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)
Utah 2,400 2.09 2.23 $19.23 $39,990
Missouri 4,810 1.86 1.99 $16.99 $35,330
Pennsylvania 9,560 1.74 1.86 $21.47 $44,660
Tennessee 4,430 1.72 1.84 $15.27 $31,760
Arkansas 1,900 1.68 1.79 $15.66 $32,570




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 880 0.55 0.59 $25.80 $53,660
District of Columbia 520 0.81 0.87 $25.21 $52,430
Rhode Island 570 1.27 1.36 $24.84 $51,660
Massachusetts 1,580 0.51 0.54 $23.08 $48,010
Maryland 1,510 0.61 0.66 $22.47 $46,750

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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 4,960 1.00 1.06 $20.46 $42,570
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,350 1.86 1.99 $22.78 $47,380
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,980 2.08 2.23 $19.08 $39,690
Pittsburgh, PA 1,850 1.69 1.81 $21.56 $44,850
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,680 1.25 1.33 $21.73 $45,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,640 0.98 1.05 $22.27 $46,310
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,500 1.58 1.68 (8) (8)
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,490 1.26 1.35 $21.93 $45,610
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,420 1.13 1.21 $17.41 $36,220
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,350 1.09 1.17 $22.75 $47,320




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)
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 950 4.97 5.32 $20.86 $43,390
Altoona, PA 240 4.13 4.41 $18.27 $38,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 880 3.56 3.80 $19.82 $41,210
Morristown, TN 150 3.47 3.70 $14.05 $29,230
Yuba City, CA 110 2.99 3.20 $20.95 $43,580
Erie, PA 350 2.84 3.04 $18.71 $38,930
Goldsboro, NC 120 2.69 2.88 $14.27 $29,680
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,200 2.53 2.71 $20.66 $42,980
Tallahassee, FL 370 2.36 2.52 $16.22 $33,730
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,290 2.21 2.36 $16.51 $34,340