Evaluate and approve loan applications, guiding borrowers through mortgages, business, or personal loans.
Banks and lending offices, some remote
Regular hours, some evenings for clients
May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.
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Bachelor's degree
Training path: Moderate on-the-job training, paid.
Mortgage loan officers must register with the national NMLS system and, in most states, hold a license.
You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.
You can start with a high school diploma and learn on the job, though pay often leans on commission.
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Standard Occupational Classification 13-2072. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.