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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.

Median salary

$51,500

Typical range

$38k – $72k

Job outlook

+1% (about average)

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

    Entry / Junior

    $37,690

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

    Established

    $51,500

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

    Senior

    $61,890

Key skills

A typical day

  • Compute and authorize amounts of assistance for programs, such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps.
  • Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports.
  • Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status.
  • Interview and investigate applicants for public assistance to gather information pertinent to their applications.
  • Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits.

Fields of study

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