Also called: Field Interviewer, Census Interviewer
Asks people survey questions by phone, online, or by knocking on doors for research firms and government.
You visit homes for a government health survey, ask questions from a tablet, and record answers carefully. The Census Bureau hires thousands of temporary interviewers.
BLS interviewers median roughly $40k.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. HS diploma; paid training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking. BLS projects decline.
High risk for 10 years. Online and automated surveys replace most phone and door-to-door interviews; a few government field roles remain.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to survey research call centers or remote interviewer jobs (Gallup, SSRS, university survey labs)
Classes: Speech and debate, Spanish or another world language, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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