Career
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
Gather information from people for surveys and records.
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Ask questions in accordance with instructions to obtain various specified information, such as person's name, address, age, religious preference, or state of residency.
- Identify and report problems in obtaining valid data.
- Ensure payment for services by verifying benefits with the person's insurance provider or working out financing options.
- Perform office duties, such as telemarketing or customer service inquiries, maintaining staff records, billing patients, or receiving payments.
- Review data obtained from interview for completeness and accuracy.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then people & care?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Ask questions in accordance with instructions to obtain various specified information, such as person's name, address, age, religious preference, or state of residency.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though short-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $45,920 a year and 13,200 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- NO MATCHCIP 99.9999
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$54,210 · +1.6%
- Patient Representatives
- Office Clerks, General$45,010 · -6.0%
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,610 · -6.2%
- Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,010 · -1.7%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.