SOC 43-4111.00

    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.

    Median pay
    $45,920
    Growth
    -10.4%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    13,200
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $33,900
    Median
    $45,920
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $62,810
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    148,060 people work in this occupation.

    What interviewers, except eligibility and loan do

    Job Zone 3: Medium preparation

    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.

    Usually vocational training, an associate degree or related experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    0 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    15 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    6 / 100
    Social (S)
    52 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    44 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    84 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code CSE. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Working with Computers
    98
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    91
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    87
    Getting Information
    85
    Documenting/Recording Information
    85
    Performing Administrative Activities
    85
    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    84
    Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    84
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    83
    Processing Information
    83
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Active Listening
    • Speaking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Social Perceptiveness
    • Critical Thinking
    • Service Orientation
    • Time Management
    • Writing
    • Complex Problem Solving
    • Coordination

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Administrative
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Mathematics
    • Administration and Management
    • Communications and Media
    • Personnel and Human Resources
    • Therapy and Counseling
    • Public Safety and Security

    Abilities

    • Oral Expression
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Speech Clarity
    • Speech Recognition
    • Written Comprehension
    • Information Ordering
    • Near Vision
    • Written Expression
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Inductive Reasoning

    Work styles

    • Social Orientation
    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cooperation
    • Integrity
    • Sincerity
    • Empathy
    • Optimism
    • Self-Control
    • Stress Tolerance

    Also called

    Admissions Advisor · Admissions Associate · Admissions Clerk · Admissions Recruiter · Admissions Representative · Admissions Specialist · Admitting Clerk · Admitting Interviewer · Admitting Representative · Admitting Worker

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.