Also called: Audience Measurement Field Representative, Nielsen Field Technician
Visits homes chosen for TV ratings panels to sign families up, install the meters that track what they watch and keep them in the study.
You knock on doors of homes the company picked at random and explain why their family's TV habits matter. Once they agree, you install small meters on every TV, set up apps on phones and teach the kids to press their button when they watch. Later you visit to fix gear and keep families happy.
Plus mileage; lots of driving.
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; tech skills; paid training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. Streaming data reduces need for some home meters.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Smart TVs and streaming data track more viewing automatically; recruiting families and in-home installs still need people.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply to Nielsen for field representative jobs; you need a car and clean record
Classes: Computer science or IT class, Spanish, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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