Also called: Field Interviewer, Census Field Representative
Collects information from people by phone or in person for government and research surveys.
Field representatives for the Census Bureau knock on doors to ask about jobs and household size for surveys that produce the unemployment rate. Phone interviewers read questions and record answers. It's often flexible, part-time work.
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; training provided.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -5% over 10 years). Interviewers overall are declining (approx.).
High risk for 10 years. Online and AI voice surveys replace most phone interviews; some door-to-door field work for the Census stays.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to survey research call centers or field survey firms; they train you
Classes: Spanish or another language, Speech class, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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