Loan interviewers & clerks

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2020 Workforce

129k

Average Age

41.5

Estimated Job Growth

8.33%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$51,313

Average Male Salary

$60,254

Average Female Salary

$48,736

About

Loan interviewers & clerks are most often employed by the Nondepository credit & related activities industry. The average yearly wage for Loan interviewers & clerks was $51,313 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Loan interviewers & clerks by wage are Elementary & middle school teachers, Riggers, and Other education, training, & library workers.

Loan interviewers & clerks are part of the Office & Administrative Support Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of office & administrative support workers, Switchboard operators, including answering service, Telephone operators, Communications equipment operators, all other, Bill & account collectors, and 45 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Loan interviewers & clerks are Fort Worth (Northwest) & Saginaw Cities PUMA, TX, Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, and West Jordan (East), South Jordan (East) & Riverton Cities PUMA, UT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Loan interviewers & clerks are Fort Worth (Northwest) & Saginaw Cities PUMA, TX, Ankeny & Altoona Cities PUMA, IA, and Phoenix City (Northwest Central) PUMA, AZ.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Loan interviewers & clerks and on wages and locations for those in the field. Nondepository credit & related activities is the industry that employs the most Loan interviewers & clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Loan interviewers & clerks, by average wage, is Other motor vehicle dealers. Loan interviewers & clerks are paid most in Troy City PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Fort Worth (Northwest) & Saginaw Cities PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$51,313

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,727

In 2020, Loan interviewers & clerks earned an average of $51,313, $4,641 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Other education, training, & library workers make somewhat more than Loan interviewers & clerks while Elementary & middle school teachers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Loan interviewers & clerks as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.286

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Loan interviewers & clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.286, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Loan interviewers & clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Loan interviewers & clerks.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Loan interviewers & clerks

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Loan interviewers & clerks.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Loan interviewers & clerks, by number of employees, are Nondepository credit & related activities, Banking & related activities, Savings institutions, including credit unions , Insurance carriers, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Legal services, Business support services, Car Dealers, Administration of economic programs & space research, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Loan interviewers & clerks, by average wage, are Other motor vehicle dealers, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate.

Industries by Share

129k

2020 Workforce

± 8,805

3.18%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.45%

The number of people employed as Loan interviewers & clerks has been growing at a rate of 3.18%, from 124,767 people in 2019 to 128,732 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Loan interviewers & clerks employed by various industries. Nondepository credit & related activities employs the largest share of Loan interviewers & clerks at 47.3%, followed by Banking & related activities with 35.9% and Savings institutions, including credit unions with 8.83%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Loan interviewers & clerks in the US. The average age of male Loan interviewers & clerks in the workforce is 37.8 and of female Loan interviewers & clerks is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Loan interviewers & clerks is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

28.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,167

99.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 7,758

77.6% of Loan interviewers & clerks are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Loan interviewers & clerks.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Loan interviewers & clerks

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

66.5% of Loan interviewers & clerks are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.8% of Loan interviewers & clerks, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Loan interviewers & clerks.

Age by Sex

37.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.66

42.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.958

The median age of Loan interviewers & clerks is 41.5, and Male employees are generally 4.86 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Loan interviewers & clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Loan interviewers & clerks is Business but a relatively high number of Loan interviewers & clerks hold a major in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Loan interviewers & clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Loan interviewers & clerks need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Loan interviewers & clerks need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Speaking, and Writing.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Loan Interviewers and Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Loan Interviewers and Clerks are expected to see a growth of 8.33% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Loan Interviewers and Clerks.

8.33%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Loan Interviewers and Clerks. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.