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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




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)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2,820 7.63 4.96 $18.38 $38,230
Columbia, MO 530 5.58 3.63 $17.10 $35,570
Sioux Falls, SD 840 5.43 3.53 $17.08 $35,520
Winchester, VA-WV 270 4.64 3.02 $19.56 $40,680
Gainesville, GA 400 4.50 2.93 $15.41 $32,060
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 410 4.38 2.85 $17.51 $36,420
Manhattan, KS 160 4.14 2.69 $18.18 $37,820
Lawton, OK 180 4.09 2.66 $16.51 $34,330
Jefferson City, MO 290 3.83 2.49 $17.32 $36,030
Rapid City, SD 250 3.82 2.48 $17.39 $36,160




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)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 600 1.90 1.24 $25.70 $53,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 540 0.48 0.31 $25.29 $52,590
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $25.16 $52,330
Danbury, CT 60 0.74 0.48 $25.07 $52,150
Wilmington, NC 210 1.67 1.09 $24.42 $50,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,160 1.31 0.85 $24.34 $50,620
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,630 1.65 1.08 $24.32 $50,590
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 30 0.44 0.29 $24.31 $50,570
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 60 0.46 0.30 $24.13 $50,180
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 430 1.03 0.67 $23.95 $49,820

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)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 580 4.42 2.87 $15.99 $33,270
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 580 3.52 2.29 $16.10 $33,480
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 560 2.06 1.34 $19.07 $39,670
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 560 2.23 1.45 $17.69 $36,790
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 520 1.33 0.86 $17.52 $36,450

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)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 580 4.42 2.87 $15.99 $33,270
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 250 4.12 2.68 $16.57 $34,470
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 580 3.52 2.29 $16.10 $33,480
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 230 3.23 2.10 $14.82 $30,820
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 340 3.09 2.01 $16.46 $34,250

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)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.39 0.26 $25.60 $53,260
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.44 0.28 $22.83 $47,490
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 200 1.36 0.88 $21.88 $45,510
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 0.72 0.47 $20.43 $42,500
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 160 1.60 1.04 $20.40 $42,430


About May 2018 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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019