Also called: Census Field Representative, Survey Interviewer
Interviews households for important government and research surveys.
You knock on doors or call people to ask survey questions about jobs, health, or housing. Your data feeds the national unemployment rate.
Based on interviewers; Census field work is often part-time.
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; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Sociology.
Shrinking (about -3% over 10 years).
High risk for 10 years. Online surveys, AI phone interviewers and admin data replace most door-to-door interviewing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to Census or survey research firms for field representative jobs First: Background check and a few days of paid training
Classes: Psychology, Spanish, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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