Loan Interviewers and Clerks
SOC 43-4131 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -6%
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
- $58,656per year
- Projected openings
- 10,410
- Projected change
- -6%
- 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
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $67,748 | 520 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $66,807 | 80 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $65,581 | 580 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $64,097 | 670 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $62,436 | 80 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $61,190 | 40 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $59,648 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $59,310 | 60 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $58,830 | 50 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $58,156 | 70 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $57,649 | 1,800 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $56,746 | 1,060 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $55,856 | 2,230 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $55,337 | 700 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $55,234 | 130 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $54,560 | 60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $53,580 | 110 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $52,762 | 20 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $51,853 | 20 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $51,373 | 70 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $51,016 | 730 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $50,750 | 60 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $50,280 | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $49,238 | 330 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $49,228 | 190 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $48,993 | 60 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $48,993 | 70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loan Officers | $83,142 | 16,320 | -2.6% |
| Credit Analysts | $99,502 | 2,580 | -9.4% |
| Credit Counselors | $68,246 | 1,690 | +4.2% |
| Bill and Account Collectors | $59,301 | 11,890 | -9.2% |
| New Accounts Clerks | $53,333 | 480 | -20% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $60,632 | 178,570 | -4.1% |