Also called: UI Adjudicator, Claims Deputy, Unemployment Specialist
Decides whether people who lose their jobs qualify for unemployment benefits.
Claims examiners interview laid-off workers and their former employers by phone, figure out whether someone quit or was fired and why, and apply state rules to approve or deny benefits. During recessions their caseloads explode.
State government pay. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma or associate degree plus state training; a bachelor's helps for promotion.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Business, Public Administration.
Growing slowly. Rises and falls with the economy.
High risk for 10 years. Automated eligibility checks and AI fraud screens handle most claims; disputes still need human judgment.
Classes: Government, Psychology, Keyboarding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1031.
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