Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms.
Also known as: Admissions Advisor, Admissions Associate, Admissions Clerk, Admissions Recruiter, Admissions Representative, Admissions Specialist, Admitting Clerk, Admitting Interviewer, ...
Annual Salary
Median annual wage (May 2024)
Job Outlook
Projected growth, 2024–2034 (Declining)
What You'd 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 resolve inconsistencies in interviewees' responses by means of appropriate questioning or explanation.
- Compile, record, and code results or data from interview or survey, using computer or specified form.
- Review data obtained from interview for completeness and accuracy.
- Assist individuals in filling out applications or questionnaires.
- Ensure payment for services by verifying benefits with the person's insurance provider or working out financing options.
- Identify and report problems in obtaining valid data.
- Perform patient services, such as answering the telephone or assisting patients with financial or medical questions.
- Prepare reports to provide answers in response to specific problems.
- Meet with supervisor daily to submit completed assignments and discuss progress.
- Supervise or train other staff members.
- Perform office duties, such as telemarketing or customer service inquiries, maintaining staff records, billing patients, or receiving payments.
- Contact individuals to be interviewed at home, place of business, or field location, by telephone, mail, or in person.
- Explain survey objectives and procedures to interviewees and interpret survey questions to help interviewees' comprehension.
- Locate and list addresses and households.
- Collect and analyze data, such as studying old records, tallying the number of outpatients entering each day or week, or participating in federal, state, or local population surveys as a Census Enumerator.
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Salary data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Outlook data: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034.
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