Arizona·Office and Administrative Support Occupations·SOC 43-4061

Best Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment

Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public.

5 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,327 people a year. The job pays a median of $41,690 in Arizona across about 3,440 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledEligibility WorkerEligibility SpecialistSocial Welfare Examiner (SWEX)Workforce Services Representative (WSR)InterviewerCase ManagerIntake ClerkContact Agent
Graduates / yr
1,327
in Arizona
Median pay · Arizona
$41,690
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
3,440
people employed
Schools
5
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
38%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,535
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Arizona that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 44.0201In Arizona
1,327
100.0%
5$39,102$27,000

Top 5 schools in Arizona

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 5 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
890Community Organization and Advocacy$36,44543%$21,53579%
2University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
376Community Organization and Advocacy$39,26921%$15,478
3Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
30Community Organization and Advocacy$43,1600%67%
4Prescott College
Prescott, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Community Organization and Advocacy56%$23,16695%
5Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
11Community Organization and Advocacy$43,16068%90%

All 5 schools in Arizona

Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Arizona that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixPrivate not-for-profit8901
University of Phoenix - ArizonaPhoenixPrivate for-profit3761
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdalePublic301
Prescott CollegePrescottPrivate not-for-profit201
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempePublic111

What eligibility interviewers, government programs earn in Arizona

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Arizona
$41,690
Mean annual
$45,710
Jobs in state
3,440
What the range looks like
10th pct$38,720Median$41,69090th pct$59,190
Versus the national median
-23.1%

U.S. median $54,210. Arizona pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.07×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$41,690median
2,130 jobs
Tucson, AZ
$41,690median
690 jobs
Flagstaff, AZ
$45,880median
90 jobs
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
$41,690median
40 jobs
Yuma, AZ
$41,690median
170 jobs
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
$41,690median
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.0%
Little or no change
Openings per year
14,000
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,700
166,800 → 168,500
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs page.

How to become a Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Arizona

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy

Common questions

Answers for people weighing eligibility interviewers, government programs programs in Arizona.

What degree do you need to become an Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Community Organization and Advocacy, which awarded 1,327 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Eligibility Interviewer, Government Programs?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Community Organization and Advocacy. Together they graduate about 1,327 people a year in Arizona.

How much do eligibility interviewers, government programs earn in Arizona?+

The median is $41,690 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 23.1% below the U.S. median of $54,210. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for eligibility interviewers, government programs growing?+

BLS projects a +1.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 14,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+

5 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do eligibility interviewers, government programs work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Eligibility Worker, Eligibility Specialist, Social Welfare Examiner (SWEX), Workforce Services Representative (WSR) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 43-4061.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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