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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary in Hanford, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Hanford, CA have a median annual salary of $51,850, with 120 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $41,390 at the 10th percentile to $60,140 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,850

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.93

Employment

120

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$41,390
10th
$41,390
25th
$51,850
Median
$51,850
75th
$60,140
90th

Local compared with national

Hanford, CA

$51,850

Median annual · 2025

United States

$54,210

Median annual · 2025

The Hanford, CA median is 4.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,360).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Service OrientationImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Client assessment software
  • Corel WinZip
  • Email software
  • GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
  • Google Meet
  • Medicaid management information system MMIS
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Resource and patient management system RPMS patient registration software

Common tasks

  • 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.
  • Interview and investigate applicants for public assistance to gather information pertinent to their applications.
  • Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits.
  • Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, payment methods, and applicants' legal rights.
  • Initiate procedures to grant, modify, deny, or terminate assistance, or refer applicants to other agencies for assistance.
  • Check with employers or other references to verify answers and obtain further information.
  • Answer applicants' questions about benefits and claim procedures.
  • Provide social workers with pertinent information gathered during applicant interviews.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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