Also called: Field Interviewer, Census Interviewer
Calls or meets people to collect answers for surveys used by researchers, governments and consulting firms.
You make 60 calls in a shift, read the same questions word-for-word and type in the answers. Some days you knock on doors for a government survey.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; short on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Declining as surveys move online.
High risk for 10 years. Online and AI-driven surveys are replacing most phone and door-to-door interviewing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to survey research call centers or field interviewer openings (Census and research firms)
Classes: Speech and debate, Spanish or another world language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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