• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
238,610	1.2 %	$ 21.59	$ 44,910	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Loan Interviewers and Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.33	$ 17.79	$ 22.09	$ 23.63	$ 29.27
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,800	$ 37,000	$ 45,940	$ 49,140	$ 60,870

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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)	110,690	5.53	$ 21.57	$ 44,860
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	85,760	13.79	$ 21.53	$ 44,770
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14,600	0.57	$ 22.31	$ 46,390
Insurance Carriers	6,510	0.54	$ 22.91	$ 47,660
Legal Services	5,680	0.50	$ 20.58	$ 42,810

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	85,760	13.79	$ 21.53	$ 44,770
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	110,690	5.53	$ 21.57	$ 44,860
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14,600	0.57	$ 22.31	$ 46,390
Insurance Carriers	6,510	0.54	$ 22.91	$ 47,660
Legal Services	5,680	0.50	$ 20.58	$ 42,810

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)	$ 25.05	$ 52,110
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	2,040	0.21	$ 24.98	$ 51,960
Junior Colleges	270	0.04	$ 24.68	$ 51,340
Residential Building Construction	310	0.04	$ 24.34	$ 50,630
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	50	(7)	$ 23.50	$ 48,870

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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	26,170	2.14	1.26	$ 21.31	$ 44,320
California	21,710	1.31	0.78	$ 24.05	$ 50,010
Florida	12,780	1.49	0.88	$ 21.32	$ 44,340
Arizona	10,990	3.81	2.25	$ 22.48	$ 46,750
Illinois	10,790	1.92	1.13	$ 21.72	$ 45,170

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	1,890	4.48	2.64	$ 19.21	$ 39,960
Arizona	10,990	3.81	2.25	$ 22.48	$ 46,750
Missouri	9,370	3.43	2.03	$ 19.77	$ 41,130
Kansas	3,280	2.45	1.45	$ 21.74	$ 45,220
Iowa	3,500	2.36	1.39	$ 21.26	$ 44,210

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	190	0.29	0.17	$ 26.05	$ 54,180
New York	6,180	0.71	0.42	$ 25.54	$ 53,110
Massachusetts	3,940	1.16	0.69	$ 24.89	$ 51,760
Washington	4,070	1.27	0.75	$ 24.66	$ 51,290
California	21,710	1.31	0.78	$ 24.05	$ 50,010

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	11,960	3.33	1.97	$ 21.72	$ 45,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	9,990	4.72	2.79	$ 22.66	$ 47,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,420	1.65	0.97	$ 23.44	$ 48,750
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	8,540	2.02	1.19	$ 22.31	$ 46,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,440	0.74	0.44	$ 26.59	$ 55,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,720	2.21	1.30	$ 18.96	$ 39,440
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	5,380	2.99	1.76	$ 21.93	$ 45,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,180	1.76	1.04	$ 23.93	$ 49,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,390	1.66	0.98	$ 22.41	$ 46,620
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,700	1.28	0.75	$ 22.11	$ 45,990

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	840	9.04	5.34	$ 22.36	$ 46,500
Springfield, MO	1,180	5.71	3.37	$ 16.81	$ 34,960
Sioux Falls, SD	870	5.61	3.31	$ 19.33	$ 40,200
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	900	5.13	3.03	$ 20.40	$ 42,440
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	230	4.80	2.84	$ 20.23	$ 42,080
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	9,990	4.72	2.79	$ 22.66	$ 47,130
Winchester, VA-WV	270	4.42	2.61	$ 20.76	$ 43,180
Rapid City, SD	250	3.70	2.19	$ 19.00	$ 39,530
Kansas City, MO-KS	3,570	3.52	2.08	$ 22.37	$ 46,520
Wausau, WI	240	3.47	2.05	$ 17.75	$ 36,920