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Job outlook for mortgage service specialists in the United States
Mortgage service specialist job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected mortgage service specialist job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.
About -38,500 new jobs for mortgage service specialists are projected over the next decade.
Mortgage service specialist salaries have increased 7% for mortgage service specialists in the last 5 years.
There are over 13,742 mortgage service specialists currently employed in the United States.
There are 22,478 active mortgage service specialist job openings in the US.
The average mortgage service specialist salary is $34,920.
Are mortgage service specialist jobs in demand?
Mortgage service specialist job and salary trends over time
Mortgage service specialist jobs over time
Mortgage service specialist job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13,742 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 11,755 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 12,010 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 12,821 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 13,099 | 0.00% |
Average mortgage service specialist salary over time
Mortgage service specialist salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,920 | $16.79 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | $34,304 | $16.49 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $33,671 | $16.19 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | $32,970 | $15.85 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | $32,607 | $15.68 | +2.4% |
Mortgage service specialist jobs by state
Most common states for mortgage service specialists
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 961,939 | 165 | 17% |
| 2 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 136 | 16% |
| 3 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 112 | 15% |
| 4 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 104 | 15% |
| 5 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 437 | 14% |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 262 | 14% |
| 7 | Vermont | 623,657 | 90 | 14% |
| 8 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 80 | 14% |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 129 | 12% |
| 10 | Alaska | 739,795 | 87 | 12% |
| 11 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 792 | 11% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 633 | 11% |
| 13 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 352 | 11% |
| 14 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 146 | 11% |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 143 | 11% |
| 16 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 114 | 11% |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 671 | 10% |
| 18 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 584 | 10% |
| 19 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 401 | 10% |
| 20 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 290 | 10% |
Most common cities for mortgage service specialists
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubuque | 1 | 2% | $33,984 |
| 2 | Tempe | 1 | 1% | $33,507 |
| 3 | West Palm Beach | 1 | 1% | $28,402 |
| 4 | Tampa | 1 | 0% | $28,987 |
| 5 | Urban Honolulu | 1 | 0% | $36,732 |
Mortgage Service Specialist job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of mortgage service specialist experts
Indiana University Southeast
Rowan University
North Carolina Central University
Hotel Effectiveness
Forsyth County, Georgia
Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorRowan University
Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural education
How would you rate the starting salaries for Mortgage Service Specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.: Educators are not paid nearly enough. However, working in a state with strong teachers' unions helps to ensure a starting salary that recent graduates can live off of and growth opportunities, albeit modest, over their careers.
Elisha Blankson
Program Director NCCU, Assistant ProfessorNorth Carolina Central University
Communication Disorders Department
What type of skills will young Mortgage Service Specialists need?
Elisha Blankson: Graduates will need a skill set about the field in which they received training and additional skills useful to the job market. For example, with the changing demographics in the United States, extra skills in information technology and foreign languages will be a plus when entering the job market.
What general advice would you give to a Mortgage Service Specialist?
Del Ross: Embrace change. The only certainty about the future is that tomorrow's world will look much different than today's. This applies to the hotel and travel industries and to pretty much everything else. Guest expectations will change. Technology will change. The employer and employee experiences will vary - this may prove difficult, but much of it will be for the better. If you expect to change, you will be better prepared to handle it when it happens.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Mortgage Service Specialists to find work opportunities?
Donna Kukarola: This one, not so sure of, the southeast continues to see options as well as mid-western states.