Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
200,150 1.4 % $14.91 $31,010 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.38 $11.52 $14.21 $17.64 $21.70
Annual Wage (2) $19,520 $23,950 $29,560 $36,700 $45,140


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 81,640 1.57 $15.01 $31,210
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 36,600 6.17 $12.32 $25,630
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 9,360 0.33 $16.44 $34,190
Offices of Physicians 8,360 0.36 $14.44 $30,040
State Government (OES Designation) 5,720 0.25 $21.27 $44,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 36,600 6.17 $12.32 $25,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 81,640 1.57 $15.01 $31,210
Office Administrative Services 4,330 1.07 $15.38 $31,990
Technical and Trade Schools 1,590 1.01 $17.00 $35,360
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 680 0.81 $19.08 $39,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 5,720 0.25 $21.27 $44,240
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 200 0.46 $19.38 $40,320
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 680 0.81 $19.08 $39,700
Nursing Care Facilities 1,680 0.10 $18.36 $38,190
Other Residential Care Facilities 140 0.09 $17.84 $37,110


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 25,510 1.82 1.16 $18.75 $39,000
New York 17,560 2.08 1.34 $15.78 $32,820
Texas 17,550 1.70 1.09 $15.03 $31,260
Florida 15,120 2.11 1.35 $13.70 $28,500
Ohio 8,140 1.64 1.05 $13.14 $27,330




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska 3,510 3.88 2.49 $12.99 $27,010
Idaho 1,810 3.06 1.96 $10.92 $22,710
Mississippi 3,190 2.97 1.90 $12.43 $25,860
Kentucky 4,450 2.57 1.64 $12.49 $25,980
Utah 2,550 2.19 1.40 $12.66 $26,340




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 25,510 1.82 1.16 $18.75 $39,000
Connecticut 2,390 1.49 0.95 $18.12 $37,690
Rhode Island 340 0.76 0.48 $17.90 $37,240
Massachusetts 3,670 1.16 0.75 $17.24 $35,870
Delaware 580 1.44 0.92 $17.10 $35,560





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 9,670 1.91 1.22 $17.30 $35,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,280 1.90 1.22 $18.04 $37,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,800 2.27 1.46 $15.41 $32,050
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 3,520 2.91 1.87 $13.64 $28,370
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,120 1.53 0.98 $16.02 $33,310
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 2,840 2.93 1.88 $12.52 $26,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,790 2.54 1.63 $14.43 $30,010
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 2,730 1.50 0.96 $17.36 $36,120
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 2,700 2.18 1.40 $17.81 $37,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,610 1.17 0.75 $14.24 $29,630




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pocatello, ID 280 8.51 5.46 $9.33 $19,410
Lincoln, NE 940 5.89 3.78 $12.66 $26,330
Elizabethtown, KY 250 5.57 3.57 $11.33 $23,560
Eugene-Springfield, OR 710 5.23 3.35 $12.49 $25,980
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 1,180 5.07 3.25 $13.94 $28,990
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 510 5.03 3.22 $13.22 $27,510
Hattiesburg, MS 230 4.11 2.64 $13.40 $27,870
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,810 4.05 2.60 $13.54 $28,160
Jackson, MS 940 3.81 2.44 $12.43 $25,860
Winston-Salem, NC 720 3.63 2.33 $13.79 $28,690




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,240 1.31 0.84 $22.26 $46,300
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 180 1.55 0.99 $21.67 $45,080
Salinas, CA 180 1.19 0.76 $21.26 $44,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,690 1.93 1.24 $20.91 $43,490
Redding, CA (8) (8) (8) $20.84 $43,350
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 50 1.25 0.80 $20.24 $42,090
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 200 1.19 0.76 $20.11 $41,840
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,010 2.49 1.60 $19.73 $41,030
Modesto, CA 240 1.58 1.01 $19.61 $40,790
Stockton, CA 170 0.88 0.57 $19.37 $40,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 720 14.87 9.53 $8.71 $18,130
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 500 2.43 1.56 $11.70 $24,340
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 470 2.56 1.64 $11.27 $23,430
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 440 3.04 1.95 $11.42 $23,750
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 390 1.33 0.85 $11.58 $24,080

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area 720 14.87 9.53 $8.71 $18,130
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 360 3.89 2.50 $12.93 $26,890
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 360 3.12 2.00 $13.65 $28,390
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 440 3.04 1.95 $11.42 $23,750
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 470 2.56 1.64 $11.27 $23,430

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 2.30 1.47 $22.48 $46,760
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 2.52 1.62 $18.50 $38,490
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 1.37 0.88 $18.47 $38,420
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 30 0.45 0.29 $18.30 $38,070
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 60 1.65 1.06 $17.84 $37,100


About May 2011 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 mean 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012