Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Eligibility Specialist,
Eligibility Worker,
Social Welfare Examiner (SWEX),
Workforce Services Representative (WSR)
What they do: Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$43,110Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- Compute and authorize amounts of assistance for programs, such as grants, monetary payments, and food stamps.
- Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports.
- Compile, record, and evaluate personal and financial data to verify completeness and accuracy, and to determine eligibility status.
Personality
Interests
Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.
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Knowledge
People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.
Business
Customer service
Management
Arts and Humanities
English language
Education and Training
Teaching and course design
Engineering and Technology
Computers and electronics
Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Verbal
Communicate by speaking
Listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Use rules to solve problems
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Talking to others
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
Understanding people's reactions
Looking for ways to help people
Work Values
Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.
Relationships
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Support
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Does this sound like something you'd like to do?
1. Do some research
- Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
- Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
- Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
- Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
- Connect with a career advisor or mentor
- Visit Idaho Launch
- Search for available Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs jobs on Idaho Works
Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop