• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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National estimates for Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Industry profile for Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Geographic profile for Loan Interviewers and Clerks

National estimates for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
203,940	0.9 %	$ 23.40	$ 48,660	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 16.83	$ 18.88	$ 22.78	$ 27.48	$ 30.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 35,010	$ 39,270	$ 47,380	$ 57,150	$ 63,070

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Industry profile for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	98,670	4.84	$ 23.49	$ 48,870
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	63,720	11.57	$ 23.07	$ 47,980
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,740	0.50	$ 23.87	$ 49,650
Insurance Carriers	7,470	0.61	$ 24.39	$ 50,720
Legal Services	6,070	0.51	$ 23.08	$ 48,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	63,720	11.57	$ 23.07	$ 47,980
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	98,670	4.84	$ 23.49	$ 48,870
Insurance Carriers	7,470	0.61	$ 24.39	$ 50,720
Other Investment Pools and Funds	100	0.55	$ 21.35	$ 44,400
Legal Services	6,070	0.51	$ 23.08	$ 48,000

Top paying industries for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	(8)	(8)	$ 29.66	$ 61,700
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	940	0.09	$ 28.07	$ 58,390
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 27.00	$ 56,150
Junior Colleges	190	0.03	$ 26.27	$ 54,630
Residential Building Construction	460	0.05	$ 26.05	$ 54,180

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Geographic profile for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

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

States with the highest employment level in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	24,310	1.79	1.33	$ 23.18	$ 48,210
California	16,840	0.94	0.70	$ 26.12	$ 54,330
Florida	15,970	1.67	1.24	$ 23.51	$ 48,900
Michigan	8,980	2.07	1.54	$ 23.17	$ 48,190
Arizona	7,610	2.43	1.81	$ 23.27	$ 48,400

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	1,790	4.03	3.00	$ 20.74	$ 43,140
Arizona	7,610	2.43	1.81	$ 23.27	$ 48,400
Oklahoma	3,880	2.33	1.73	$ 20.47	$ 42,580
Iowa	3,320	2.15	1.60	$ 22.72	$ 47,260
Wisconsin	6,100	2.11	1.57	$ 22.40	$ 46,590

Top paying states for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	110	0.16	0.12	$ 36.22	$ 75,340
Washington	4,020	1.15	0.86	$ 29.07	$ 60,470
New York	5,650	0.60	0.45	$ 27.70	$ 57,620
Delaware	770	1.63	1.22	$ 26.99	$ 56,130
California	16,840	0.94	0.70	$ 26.12	$ 54,330

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,630	2.43	1.81	$ 24.06	$ 50,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,660	2.91	2.17	$ 23.45	$ 48,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,560	1.06	0.79	$ 25.48	$ 52,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	5,710	0.60	0.45	$ 28.18	$ 58,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,250	1.16	0.87	$ 25.58	$ 53,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,820	2.54	1.89	$ 23.45	$ 48,780
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,840	1.21	0.90	$ 23.48	$ 48,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,380	1.19	0.89	$ 24.21	$ 50,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,170	1.16	0.87	$ 24.24	$ 50,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,100	1.10	0.82	$ 21.55	$ 44,830

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO	490	4.97	3.70	$ 21.83	$ 45,410
Wausau, WI	330	4.69	3.50	$ 19.08	$ 39,690
Sioux Falls, SD	780	4.68	3.49	$ 20.74	$ 43,140
Owensboro, KY	240	4.64	3.45	$ 21.23	$ 44,160
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	810	4.40	3.28	$ 23.00	$ 47,830
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1,430	3.72	2.77	$ 23.51	$ 48,900
Rapid City, SD	260	3.59	2.67	$ 20.75	$ 43,150
Enid, OK	80	3.47	2.59	$ 19.63	$ 40,830
Muncie, IN	150	3.38	2.51	$ 20.79	$ 43,240
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	160	3.29	2.45	$ 23.29	$ 48,450