Also called: Election Day Interviewer
Stands outside polling places on Election Day asking voters to fill out short surveys about how they voted.
Exit poll interviewers arrive before polls open, approach every few voters with a clipboard or tablet, and phone in results throughout the day for TV networks' projections.
Paid per Election Day; this is a one-day job, not annual pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Short training from the polling firm.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. One-day or short-term gig work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Early and mail voting shift polling to phone and online panels; in-person exit interviews keep shrinking.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to exit polling firms (like Edison Research) before elections; training is short
Classes: Government, Speech, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4111.
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