Occupational Employment Statistics
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.
Minnesota
| 3,240 | 162 | $30.62/hr | $24.03/hr | $25.57/hr | $30.13/hr | $33.14/hr | $37.58/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Education and Health Services | 60 | $22.19/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | $30.18/hr |
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
| 15,370 | $22.94/hr | 7.1% |
Credit Counselors
| 670 | $24.48/hr | 6.4% |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
| 6,140 | $30.15/hr | 10.6% |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
| 1,550 | $38.36/hr | 4.6% |
Correspondence Clerks
| N/A | $24.93/hr | N/A |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
| 31,510 | $23.21/hr | -9.4% |
Receptionists and Information Clerks
| 14,630 | $17.21/hr | -0.1% |
Human Resources Specialists
| 16,120 | $34.48/hr | 7.9% |
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
| 4,290 | $20.31/hr | 7.0% |
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
| 1,890 | $26.05/hr | N/A |
- Refer applicants to job openings or to interviews with other staff, in accordance with administrative guidelines or office procedures.
- Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports.
- Compute and authorize amounts of assistance for programs, such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps.
- Answer applicants' questions about benefits and claim procedures.
- Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status.
- Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits.
- Monitor the payments of benefits throughout the duration of a claim.
- Compute and authorize amounts of assistance for programs, such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps.
- Answer applicants' questions about benefits and claim procedures.
- Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, payment methods, and applicants' legal rights.