Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Case Manager, Eligibility Specialist, Program Eligibility Specialist, Workforce Services Representative (WSR)
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Contracting; Contracting Craftsman; Contracting Journeyman; Human Intelligence Specialist; Human Intelligence Specialist Helper; Security Forces; Security Forces Apprentice, Combat Arms; Security Forces Helper; Security Forces Helper, Military Working Dog Handler; Security Forces Journeyman, Combat Arms
Chief Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Sergeant; Human Intelligence Collector; Military Police
Contracting; Human Intelligence Specialist
Chief Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Sergeant; Contracting Apprentice; Contracting Craftsman; Contracting Helper; Contracting Journeyman; Contracting Superintendent; Human Intelligence Specialist Apprentice; Human Intelligence Specialist Craftsman; Human Intelligence Specialist Helper; Human Intelligence Specialist Superintendent; Military Police
Master-At-Arms
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.
On the job, you would:
- Interpret and explain information such as eligibility requirements, application details, payment methods, and applicants' legal rights.
- Interview benefits recipients at specified intervals to certify their eligibility for continuing benefits.
- Keep records of assigned cases, and prepare required reports.
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Math and Science
|
|
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
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
|
|
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
|
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
|
|
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- Medicaid management information system MMIS
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
|
high school diploma/GED or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
|
|
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$43,350
per year, on average
|
|
You might like a career in one of these industries:
|
In the Marine Corps:
Chief Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Sergeant; Contracting Apprentice; Contracting Craftsman; Contracting Helper; Contracting Journeyman; Contracting Superintendent; Human Intelligence Specialist Apprentice; Human Intelligence Specialist Craftsman; Human Intelligence Specialist Helper; Human Intelligence Specialist Superintendent; Military Police
