Interviewer, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary (2026), outlook and how to become one

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan earn a median of $45,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), 10% below the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $22.08/hr. The middle half earn between $38,330 and $53,090. The top 10% earn $62,810 or more.

The median hourly wage for interviewers, except eligibility and loan is $22.08 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). On a full-year basis the $45,920 annual median works out to about $3,830 a month before tax.

BLS does not publish a starting salary. The nearest measure is the low end of the pay range: the lowest-paid 10% of interviewers, except eligibility and loan earn less than $33,900 a year and the bottom quarter less than $38,330 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). New workers often start near that end, but where a particular job starts depends on the employer, the state and the credentials you bring, so read these as the bottom of the range rather than a guaranteed entry wage.

The highest state medians for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan are California ($56,880), New York ($55,410), Washington ($51,090) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

BLS does not split interviewers, except eligibility and loan' pay by specialty or employer, but its range shows how far the top end runs: the highest-paid 10% earn more than $62,810, against a median of $45,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Location moves pay the most in the published data: the best-paying states are California ($56,880), New York ($55,410), Washington ($51,090).

No. A bachelor's degree is not the norm: BLS reports a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan. BLS also lists short-term on-the-job training as typical on-the-job training. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 42.4% hold high school diploma or the equivalent (such as a ged).

BLS does not publish a fixed length; it depends on the route. What it does publish: the typical way in for interviewers is a high school diploma or equivalent. Once hired, BLS lists short-term on-the-job training as typical. O*NET classes the work as needing medium preparation.

No. BLS projects employment to fall 10.4% over 2025–2035, a loss of 16,000 jobs (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 13,200 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.

Information clerks do routine clerical tasks such as maintaining records, collecting data, and providing information to customers. A core O*NET task: ask questions in accordance with instructions to obtain various specified information, such as person's name, address, age, religious preference, or state of residency. Employers most often ask for Electronic mail software, Enterprise resource planning ERP software, Medical software.

Yes, for most. In O*NET's survey of people in the job, 30% of interviewers, except eligibility and loan usually work more than 40 hours a week, 60% work exactly 40 and 11% work fewer. 84% say their schedule is regular and 16% irregular. Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, Work Context.

O*NET scores Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan highest on the Conventional, Social and Enterprising interest areas, so the work mixes organising, following procedures and working precisely with data with teaching, helping and working directly with other people. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping that lines up most closely with ESFJ personalities. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.

Women make up 81.8% of interviewers, except eligibility and loan, against 47.1% of all employed people: a female-dominated occupation. 21.5% are 55 or older, close to the 23.2% across all jobs. The median worker is 38.8 years old (all workers: 42.1). Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages.