Business & Finance
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)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
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Junior Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Entry / Junior
$37,690
~2 yrs to advance
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Established
$51,500
~3 yrs to advance
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
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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