Loan Servicing Specialist

Also called: Loan Servicing Representative

Handles loans after they are made: payments, escrow for taxes and insurance, payoffs and customer questions.

A day in the life

You process a payoff request, fix an escrow account that came up short and explain to a borrower why their payment changed.

Pay over a career

Starting
$36k
Typical
$47k
High
$63k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job.

Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Business, Finance.

Outlook

Shrinking (about -3% over 10 years). Tracks loan interviewers and clerks.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

High risk for 10 years. Payments, escrow math and routine customer questions are highly automatable with AI chat and servicing software.

Could start right away

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to loan servicers and banks for servicing or escrow associate roles; training provided

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Personal finance, Business CTE class, Keyboarding.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4131.

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