Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
SOC 13-1031 · 2024-2034
Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -7.7%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $93,330per year
- Projected openings
- 14,440
- Projected change
- -7.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $107,303 | 30 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $107,303 | 50 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $107,303 | 60 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $103,450 | 1,260 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $100,754 | 20 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $100,418 | 140 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $99,843 | 500 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $99,002 | 160 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $98,829 | 210 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $97,709 | 50 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $96,334 | 30 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $96,176 | 50 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $96,059 | 10 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $95,896 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $93,365 | 3,290 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $91,119 | 20 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $89,642 | 40 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $86,943 | 380 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $86,943 | 1,370 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $86,386 | 1,110 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $86,046 | 80 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $85,924 | 10 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $84,641 | 1,760 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $82,644 | 1,050 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $82,532 | 140 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $81,504 | 20 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $78,672 | 170 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $76,177 | 20 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $58,144 | 18,100 | -6.3% |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $65,023 | 28,150 | +5.4% |
| Customer Service Representatives | $50,733 | 219,040 | -5.6% |
| Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | $75,353 | 7,640 | +4.3% |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | $82,166 | 11,860 | +6.7% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | $92,944 | 11,130 | +6.6% |
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