Eligibility specialist vs employment adjudicator

The differences between eligibility specialists and employment adjudicators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an eligibility specialist and an employment adjudicator. Additionally, an eligibility specialist has an average salary of $37,322, which is higher than the $29,757 average annual salary of an employment adjudicator.

Eligibility specialist vs employment adjudicator overview

	Eligibility Specialist	Employment Adjudicator
Yearly salary	$37,322	$29,757
Hourly rate	$17.94	$14.31
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,944	1,949
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Eligibility specialist vs employment adjudicator salary

Eligibility specialists and employment adjudicators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Eligibility Specialist	Employment Adjudicator
Average salary	$37,322	$29,757
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $20,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Chicago, IL	-
Highest paying state	Iowa	-
Best paying company	CBIZ	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between eligibility specialist and employment adjudicator education

There are a few differences between an eligibility specialist and an employment adjudicator in terms of educational background:

	Eligibility Specialist	Employment Adjudicator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 83%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	Northwestern University	Cornell University

Eligibility specialist vs employment adjudicator demographics

Here are the differences between eligibility specialists' and employment adjudicators' demographics:

	Eligibility Specialist	Employment Adjudicator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 18.1% Female, 81.9%	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.1% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 18.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 7.3% White, 44.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between eligibility specialist and employment adjudicator duties and responsibilities

Eligibility specialist example responsibilities.

Manage assignments of paying medical bills limit in depth that include organizing and researching regulations as pertain to veterans eligibility.
Demonstrate competency in basic understanding of Medicaid, policies, forms and DHS policy.
Coordinate these efforts by working with DES staff, other state agencies, FEMA and other volunteering private organizations.
Conduct Medicaid and TANF eligibility interviews.
Interview patients using multiple data base system to assess and determine Medicaid eligibility coverage for long term care services.
Experience with disability claim process as DHS eligibility worker desire.

Employment adjudicator example responsibilities.

Manage recurring compensation and benefits events and resolve complex or atypical issues.
Assist in monitoring and reconciling student earnings, update information regarding student payroll data and participate in orientation sessions.
Enter applicant and associate information into Peoplesoft.

Eligibility specialist vs employment adjudicator skills

Common eligibility specialist skills

Medicaid, 14%
Patients, 11%
Provide Technical Assistance, 6%
Social Work, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Community Resources, 4%

Common employment adjudicator skills

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