Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
SOC 43-4111 · 2024-2034
Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -5.2%
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
- $58,226per year
- Projected openings
- 24,480
- Projected change
- -5.2%
- 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.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $74,619 | 1,370 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $67,238 | 1,220 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $65,260 | 130 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $62,508 | 140 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $60,577 | 200 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $60,526 | 390 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $59,964 | 110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $59,816 | 1,560 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $59,402 | 160 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $59,078 | 2,590 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $57,380 | 190 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $55,817 | 50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $54,540 | 500 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $53,886 | 1,460 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $52,977 | 120 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $52,487 | 160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $52,022 | 6,830 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $51,945 | 380 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $51,843 | 100 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $51,516 | 190 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $51,455 | 90 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $51,455 | 320 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $50,801 | 2,240 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $50,311 | 300 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $50,137 | 410 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $50,045 | 160 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $49,350 | 2,340 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $47,992 | 570 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $47,624 | 40 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $47,389 | 60 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $46,899 | 50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | $65,023 | 28,150 | +5.4% |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $62,080 | 22,750 | +14.3% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $58,953 | 11,530 | -3.5% |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,607 | 356,700 | -4.5% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $45,143 | 112,320 | +5.3% |
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | $55,779 | 128,130 | +12.6% |