Eligibility worker vs eligibility technician

The differences between eligibility workers and eligibility technicians 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 worker and an eligibility technician. Additionally, an eligibility technician has an average salary of $39,323, which is higher than the $38,510 average annual salary of an eligibility worker.

The top three skills for an eligibility worker include public assistance programs, social services and medical assistance. The most important skills for an eligibility technician are data entry, social services, and social work.

Eligibility worker vs eligibility technician overview

	Eligibility Worker	Eligibility Technician
Yearly salary	$38,510	$39,323
Hourly rate	$18.51	$18.91
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,954	24,203
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Eligibility worker vs eligibility technician salary

Eligibility workers and eligibility technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Eligibility Worker	Eligibility Technician
Average salary	$38,510	$39,323
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $48,000	Between $31,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Urban Honolulu, HI	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	County Of Los Angeles Public Library	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between eligibility worker and eligibility technician education

There are a few differences between an eligibility worker and an eligibility technician in terms of educational background:

	Eligibility Worker	Eligibility Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Eligibility worker vs eligibility technician demographics

Here are the differences between eligibility workers' and eligibility technicians' demographics:

	Eligibility Worker	Eligibility Technician
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 18.4% Female, 81.6%	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% Asian, 10.6% White, 43.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 9.7% White, 48.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between eligibility worker and eligibility technician duties and responsibilities

Eligibility worker example responsibilities.

Calculate and determine benefits and renewals for applicants to state entitlement programs, CalFresh and Medi-Cal.
Greet the clients when they come to apply to foodstamps, calworks or medical.
Interview clients for food stamps, TANF and Medicaid to see if they are eligible to receive benefits.
Plan, implement and coordinate programs and services to TANF recipients and their family members in order to promote self-sufficiency.
Carry all the cases for the entire county of individuals who are self employ but still eligible for Calworks and/or foodstamps.
Gather require information and documentation to determine eligibility in the Medi-Cal program while implementing policies and regulations.

Eligibility technician example responsibilities.

Meet with applicants and participants to determine eligibility for the TANF program.
Determine participant initial eligibility for the TANF program.
Collaborate with community organizations to provide Medicaid specific information
Collaborate with community organizations to provide Medicaid specific information

Eligibility worker vs eligibility technician skills

Common eligibility worker skills

Public Assistance Programs, 10%
Social Services, 8%
Medical Assistance, 8%
Medi-Cal, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Computer System, 5%

Common eligibility technician skills

Data Entry, 9%
Social Services, 7%
Social Work, 7%
Eligibility Determination, 5%
Public Assistance Programs, 5%
Computer System, 5%

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