Also called: Signature Gatherer
Collects voter signatures to get proposals and candidates onto the ballot.
You set up outside a busy farmers market, explain a ballot measure to passersby, and gather 150 valid signatures. Many circulators are paid per signature and travel state to state.
Usually seasonal; often paid per signature.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No education required; must follow state election rules.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Cyclical with ballot campaigns.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Online petitions and possible e-signature laws could cut this work over 10 years; in-person signature gathering stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Sign up with petition management firms during ballot measure season
Classes: AP Government, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9091.
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