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Social benefits officer

#95Declining
5/5

Key facts

−2.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.2% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Government social benefits officials (ISCO 3353). Government social benefits officials examine applications for government, financial or service programmes to determine eligibility and amount of benefit or appropriate services, referring exceptional or important cases to senior government officials or managers.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

32 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • administrator of pensions
  • benefit fraud investigator
  • benefits officer
  • civil servant
  • claimant fraud investigator
  • claims investigator
  • employment advisor
  • government administrative officer
  • healthcare insurance adviser
  • invalidity adviser
  • investments administrator
  • labour law inspector
  • local service fraud investigator
  • pension administrator
  • pension agent
  • pension fund administrator
  • pension plans clerk
  • pension scheme administrator
  • pensions administration officer
  • pensions administrator
  • pensions technician
  • responsible for pensions administrations
  • single fraud investigation service officer
  • social security adviser
  • social security claims inspector
  • social security claims officer
  • social security fraud inspector
  • social security fraud investigator
  • social security inspector
  • social security investigator
  • social security officer
  • social service investigator

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

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Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Eligibility interviewers, government programs; Payroll and timekeeping clerks; Financial specialists, all other)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $61,945
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.