Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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 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)
120,610 0.6 % $19.95 $41,490 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.49 $16.24 $19.74 $23.23 $27.04
Annual Wage (2) $28,050 $33,780 $41,060 $48,320 $56,250


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)
Local Government (OES Designation) 44,340 0.80 $19.73 $41,030
State Government (OES Designation) 43,310 1.90 $19.04 $39,600
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 26,490 1.28 $22.49 $46,780
Individual and Family Services 2,260 0.18 $15.70 $32,660
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 880 0.02 $17.84 $37,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 43,310 1.90 $19.04 $39,600
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 26,490 1.28 $22.49 $46,780
Local Government (OES Designation) 44,340 0.80 $19.73 $41,030
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 460 0.32 $18.16 $37,770
Individual and Family Services 2,260 0.18 $15.70 $32,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 50 0.02 $25.69 $53,440
Elementary and Secondary Schools 70 (7) $22.57 $46,940
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 26,490 1.28 $22.49 $46,780
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 130 0.06 $20.04 $41,680
Local Government (OES Designation) 44,340 0.80 $19.73 $41,030


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 22,070 1.57 1.67 $21.58 $44,890
New York 10,210 1.21 1.29 $21.14 $43,970
Pennsylvania 9,140 1.65 1.75 $22.27 $46,330
North Carolina 5,390 1.41 1.50 $17.33 $36,040
Texas 4,340 0.42 0.45 $19.20 $39,940




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)
Utah 2,370 2.03 2.16 $19.07 $39,660
Pennsylvania 9,140 1.65 1.75 $22.27 $46,330
Arkansas 1,850 1.62 1.73 $15.76 $32,770
Tennessee 4,200 1.61 1.72 $15.24 $31,700
Missouri 4,170 1.61 1.71 $17.42 $36,240




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 950 0.59 0.63 $25.51 $53,070
District of Columbia 480 0.75 0.80 $24.89 $51,780
Massachusetts 1,610 0.51 0.54 $22.93 $47,700
Maryland 1,410 0.57 0.60 $22.90 $47,630
Alaska 460 1.46 1.56 $22.82 $47,460





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 5,060 1.00 1.06 $20.85 $43,370
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,310 1.82 1.94 $23.27 $48,400
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,170 2.69 2.86 $19.39 $40,320
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,810 1.89 2.01 $19.52 $40,610
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,750 1.28 1.36 $21.84 $45,430
Pittsburgh, PA 1,690 1.51 1.61 $22.29 $46,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,650 0.97 1.03 $22.69 $47,190
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,600 1.68 1.79 (8) (8)
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,410 1.45 1.54 $20.07 $41,740
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 1,380 1.15 1.22 $22.36 $46,510




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)
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 980 5.09 5.42 $20.49 $42,620
Altoona, PA 230 3.91 4.16 $19.38 $40,300
Jefferson City, MO 220 3.08 3.27 $14.38 $29,910
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 2,170 2.69 2.86 $19.39 $40,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1,250 2.63 2.79 $20.31 $42,240
Yuba City, CA 100 2.62 2.79 $21.67 $45,070
Pueblo, CO 140 2.61 2.78 $17.43 $36,250
Cheyenne, WY 100 2.46 2.62 $21.19 $44,080
Erie, PA 310 2.45 2.61 $20.42 $42,480
Las Cruces, NM 160 2.35 2.50 $16.49 $34,300




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)
Waterbury, CT 80 1.25 1.33 $27.26 $56,700
Salinas, CA 300 1.95 2.08 $26.69 $55,520
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $26.48 $55,080
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 60 0.47 0.50 $26.01 $54,100
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 210 0.96 1.02 $25.71 $53,480
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 70 0.13 0.14 $25.42 $52,880
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 140 1.21 1.29 $24.93 $51,850
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 400 0.73 0.78 $24.85 $51,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.50 0.54 $24.72 $51,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 70 0.40 0.43 $24.13 $50,200

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)
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 650 2.23 2.37 $15.82 $32,910
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 410 2.20 2.34 $16.43 $34,180
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 390 2.23 2.37 $16.49 $34,290
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 370 2.25 2.40 $22.11 $45,990
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 360 1.48 1.58 $16.11 $33,510

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)
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 320 3.45 3.66 $19.00 $39,510
West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 70 3.41 3.63 $16.55 $34,430
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 110 3.25 3.45 $14.37 $29,880
South Western Utah nonmetropolitan area 60 2.98 3.17 $17.49 $36,390
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 100 2.98 3.16 $21.02 $43,720

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)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.91 0.97 $24.71 $51,390
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 240 1.50 1.60 $23.11 $48,070
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.75 $47,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.52 0.56 $22.61 $47,030
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 0.25 $22.41 $46,620


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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