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Loan Interviewers and Clerks Salary in Santa Cruz, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Loan Interviewers and Clerks in Santa Cruz, CA have a median annual salary of $61,350, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $46,770 at the 10th percentile to $75,280 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

$61,350

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.50

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$46,770
10th
$51,990
25th
$61,350
Median
$64,210
75th
$75,280
90th

Local compared with national

Santa Cruz, CA

$61,350

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,020

Median annual · 2025

The Santa Cruz, CA median is 22.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $11,330).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.WritingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Time ManagementImportance 3.3
  11. 11.MathematicsImportance 3.1
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Automated financial software
  • Automated underwriting software
  • Credit reporting software
  • Encompass software
  • Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter
  • Lending software systems
  • Loan tracking software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Interview loan applicants to obtain personal and financial data and to assist in completing applications.
  • Answer questions and advise customers regarding loans and transactions.
  • Submit loan applications with recommendation for underwriting approval.
  • Verify and examine information and accuracy of loan application and closing documents.
  • Record applications for loan and credit, loan information, and disbursements of funds, using computers.
  • Check value of customer collateral to be held as loan security.
  • Contact customers by mail, telephone, or in person concerning acceptance or rejection of applications.
  • Prepare and type loan applications, closing documents, legal documents, letters, forms, government notices, and checks, using computers.
  • Order property insurance or mortgage insurance policies to ensure protection against loss on mortgaged property.
  • Accept payment on accounts.

Related careers

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

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