Government Programs Eligibility Interviewer resume
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Also called eligibility and occupancy interviewer, interviewer, public housing interviewer and social security benefits interviewer.
$54,210
Median pay a year
154,800
People do this work
6
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Government Programs Eligibility Interviewer
Summary
Eligibility interviewer determining assistance eligibility for government programs by computing aid amounts, interviewing applicants, and evaluating personal and financial data
Experience
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Computed and authorized amounts of assistance for programs, such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps
Interviewed and investigated applicants for public assistance to gather information pertinent to their applications
Compiled, recorded, and evaluated personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status
Kept records of assigned cases and prepared required reports
Interviewed benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits
Initiated procedures to grant, modify, deny, or terminate assistance, or referred applicants to other agencies for assistance
Skills
Core Skills
Obtaining personal information, Interviewing others, Investigating personal characteristics, Monitoring financial information, Calculating financial data, Compiling data or documentation, Recording legal information, Preparing compliance documents, Providing information
Working With People
Explaining procedures
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Computed and authorized assistance amounts for programsMaintained records of assigned cases and prepared reportsCompiled and evaluated personal and financial dataInterviewed applicants for public assistance programsExplained eligibility requirements and application detailsInitiated procedures to grant or deny assistance
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Computed and authorized assistance amounts for various government programs, ensuring compliance with eligibility criteria.
Compiled and evaluated personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy for assistance applications.
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Computed and authorized assistance amounts for several government programs each week, ensuring compliance with eligibility criteria
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Compiled and evaluated personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy for assistance applications.
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Reduced processing time for applicationsIncreased accuracy in eligibility determinationsImproved applicant satisfaction with the process
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Obtaining personal information
Interviewing others
Explaining procedures
Investigating personal characteristics
Monitoring financial information
Calculating financial data
Compiling data or documentation
Recording legal information
Preparing compliance documents
Providing information
Referring customers
Assisting individuals with paperwork
The work itself
What a Government Programs Eligibility Interviewer does
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Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.
What it pays
How much does a Government Programs Eligibility Interviewer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$45,910
Median
$54,210
75th percentile
$63,610
About 154,800 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$53,830
$61,840
$71,240
AL
$45,410
$54,040
$61,050
AR
$38,030
$45,340
$50,230
AZ
$41,690
$41,690
$47,730
CA
$55,600
$63,520
$71,470
CO
$50,370
$58,750
$64,740
CT
$63,500
$71,940
$78,440
DC
$66,130
$74,080
$84,520
DE
$36,330
$42,900
$51,590
FL
$36,280
$37,230
$49,590
GA
$38,690
$44,620
$52,830
HI
$49,850
$54,970
$64,390
IA
$49,820
$61,340
$68,390
ID
$45,930
$52,670
$58,050
IL
$50,390
$61,840
$71,990
IN
$37,640
$40,160
$45,700
KS
$40,810
$49,650
$61,610
KY
$46,820
$52,020
$67,230
LA
$39,530
$48,260
$57,400
MA
$50,660
$64,750
$73,440
MD
$49,760
$57,160
$66,680
ME
$47,070
$50,860
$54,970
MI
$56,480
$66,830
$70,660
MN
$59,440
$62,820
$71,090
MO
$38,900
$42,850
$58,300
MS
$31,280
$36,840
$47,260
MT
$57,020
$59,180
$60,500
NC
$41,110
$47,350
$50,400
ND
$48,310
$51,810
$59,430
NE
$42,630
$50,320
$64,110
NH
$47,630
$57,300
$65,680
NJ
$49,590
$51,380
$61,090
NM
$45,880
$53,000
$63,270
NV
$47,270
$55,160
$63,610
NY
$49,660
$53,430
$65,190
OH
$46,370
$50,070
$61,210
OK
$40,010
$49,090
$62,690
OR
$48,420
$55,660
$64,240
PA
$54,060
$59,070
$66,730
PR
$40,330
$44,950
$55,330
RI
$59,900
$64,560
$72,210
SC
$35,770
$38,670
$45,520
SD
$50,150
$52,350
$55,930
TN
$43,010
$49,230
$55,330
TX
$44,190
$46,860
$53,930
UT
$47,000
$52,790
$60,860
VA
$45,500
$50,960
$61,930
VT
$51,710
$58,530
$66,680
WA
$59,710
$66,330
$72,550
WI
$47,880
$51,480
$59,570
WV
$39,910
$44,150
$53,140
Other names
Other names for this job
eligibility and occupancy interviewer, interviewer, public housing interviewer, social security benefits interviewer, welfare eligibility interviewer, welfare interviewer, eligibility interviewers government programs, authorization specialist, benefits program tech, benefits program technician, business and employment specialist, business employment specialist.
This page is about the occupation Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.