Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 150,190 |
0.6 % |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,840 |
0.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.65 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 29.57 |
$ 32.78 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,720 |
$ 41,290 |
$ 50,270 |
$ 61,510 |
$ 68,180 |
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) |
54,920 |
2.59 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,290 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
50,110 |
0.91 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,150 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
31,320 |
1.46 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 54,240 |
| Individual and Family Services |
2,730 |
0.09 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,490 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
1,270 |
0.07 |
$ 19.72 |
$ 41,010 |
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) |
54,920 |
2.59 |
$ 23.22 |
$ 48,290 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
31,320 |
1.46 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 54,240 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
50,110 |
0.91 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,150 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
850 |
0.39 |
$ 21.05 |
$ 43,790 |
| Individual and Family Services |
2,730 |
0.09 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,490 |
Top paying industries for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
50,110 |
0.91 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,150 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
31,320 |
1.46 |
$ 26.08 |
$ 54,240 |
| Child Care Services |
480 |
0.05 |
$ 25.37 |
$ 52,770 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
300 |
0.01 |
$ 25.24 |
$ 52,500 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
40 |
(7) |
$ 24.63 |
$ 51,230 |
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 |
29,040 |
1.62 |
1.64 |
$ 29.46 |
$ 61,270 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,600 |
1.78 |
1.80 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| Texas |
10,390 |
0.77 |
0.78 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,200 |
| New York |
7,780 |
0.83 |
0.84 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
| North Carolina |
6,980 |
1.46 |
1.47 |
$ 21.13 |
$ 43,950 |
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 |
10,600 |
1.78 |
1.80 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| Missouri |
4,770 |
1.66 |
1.68 |
$ 21.32 |
$ 44,340 |
| California |
29,040 |
1.62 |
1.64 |
$ 29.46 |
$ 61,270 |
| Rhode Island |
760 |
1.55 |
1.57 |
$ 28.30 |
$ 58,870 |
| Mississippi |
1,700 |
1.48 |
1.50 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,180 |
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 |
600 |
0.86 |
0.87 |
$ 34.85 |
$ 72,490 |
| Minnesota |
3,280 |
1.14 |
1.15 |
$ 30.84 |
$ 64,150 |
| Connecticut |
1,230 |
0.74 |
0.75 |
$ 30.15 |
$ 62,710 |
| California |
29,040 |
1.62 |
1.64 |
$ 29.46 |
$ 61,270 |
| New York |
7,780 |
0.83 |
0.84 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
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 |
13,920 |
2.25 |
2.28 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,230 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,500 |
0.58 |
0.59 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,230 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,450 |
1.57 |
1.59 |
$ 27.16 |
$ 56,490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,610 |
1.28 |
1.29 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 45,430 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,240 |
1.95 |
1.97 |
$ 26.78 |
$ 55,690 |
| Fresno, CA |
2,830 |
6.92 |
6.99 |
$ 24.61 |
$ 51,190 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,770 |
1.21 |
1.22 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,690 |
1.11 |
1.12 |
$ 37.58 |
$ 78,160 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,510 |
1.92 |
1.94 |
$ 25.80 |
$ 53,670 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,270 |
1.20 |
1.21 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,920 |
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 |
2,830 |
6.92 |
6.99 |
$ 24.61 |
$ 51,190 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
500 |
6.65 |
6.73 |
$ 18.70 |
$ 38,900 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
790 |
6.45 |
6.53 |
$ 23.65 |
$ 49,190 |
| Altoona, PA |
260 |
4.44 |
4.49 |
$ 24.92 |
$ 51,840 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
1,070 |
4.28 |
4.32 |
$ 26.06 |
$ 54,200 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
1,130 |
3.93 |
3.97 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,280 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
2,130 |
3.41 |
3.45 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 45,880 |
| Yuma, AZ |
220 |
3.38 |
3.41 |
$ 20.30 |
$ 42,210 |
| Erie, PA |
350 |
2.91 |
2.94 |
$ 25.06 |
$ 52,120 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
120 |
2.90 |
2.93 |
$ 26.94 |
$ 56,030 |
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 |
1,060 |
0.93 |
0.94 |
$ 39.94 |
$ 83,070 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,690 |
1.11 |
1.12 |
$ 37.58 |
$ 78,160 |
| Napa, CA |
60 |
0.75 |
0.76 |
$ 34.83 |
$ 72,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,020 |
1.06 |
1.07 |
$ 32.78 |
$ 68,180 |
| New Haven, CT |
140 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
$ 32.37 |
$ 67,330 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
50 |
0.94 |
0.95 |
$ 32.25 |
$ 67,070 |
| Rockford, IL |
40 |
0.31 |
0.31 |
$ 32.02 |
$ 66,600 |
| Salinas, CA |
370 |
2.03 |
2.06 |
$ 31.79 |
$ 66,120 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
200 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
$ 31.33 |
$ 65,160 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,720 |
0.56 |
0.56 |
$ 31.08 |
$ 64,640 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs:
About May 2023 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.
(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
