Jobs at the Census Bureau? Count On It.
The Census Bureau has launched a nationwide recruiting campaign to find workers to fill thousands of short-term employment slots during Census 2000. To adequately staff the temporary local census offices in every state, a pool of some 3 million applicants will be needed. /PRN Newswire/
Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt urged everyone interested in a census job to call the agency's toll-free number, 888-325-7733.
Census 2000 starts April 1and hundreds of temporary Census Bureau workers are already hard at work checking addresses in all US cities and towns. But the entire Census 2000 cycle will take months to complete and many great full and part time jobs at the Census Bureau remain available.
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Census Bureau Headquarters -- Washington, D.C.
Over 300 jobs are listed at Bureau Headquarters alone. Openings exist in the areas of:
- Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research
- Computer Science, Systems Management, Software, Telecommunications & Networking
- Geography, Cartography, Urban Planning
- Sociology, Psychology, Demography
- Statistics, Economics, Business Administration
- Secretarial Sciences, Desktop Publishing/Graphs/Spreadsheets
- Student Employment Opportunities
- Executive Positions
Nationwide Opportunities
In cities and towns all over America, the Census Bureau is looking for:
"A Census taker is responsible for locating households, listing addresses, as well as conducting interviews with respondents. Census takers usually work in their own communities. In order to find people at home, Census takers need to be able to work evenings and weekends.
"A crew leader supervises, trains, observes, and reviews the work of a team of Census takers. The crew leader meets with the Census takers on a daily basis."
To Apply For These Jobs
For complete information on these jobs including pay rates, dates of service, and how to apply, see:
The Census 2000 Recruiting Home PageYou can also apply for these jobs by calling:
Toll Free 1-888-325-7733
Census Bureau Regional Office Employment Opportunities
Census Bureau Regional Offices are responsible for administering the field data collection stage of the permanent, intermittent, and special surveys as well as the Decennial. During the time between Decennial Censuses, a staff of 3000 field workers work from their homes administering questionnaires using laptop computers or, in some instances, paper questionnaires. During the Decennial Census, the field staff expands temporarily to over 250,000.Openings at Census Bureau Regional Offices
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Seattle
About Census 2000
Census 2000 will be a huge undertaking the results of which will impact all Americans for years to come. People from many walks of life use census data to advocate for causes, research markets, target advertising, locate pools of skilled workers, prevent diseases, even rescue disaster victims.
In the coming months, count on US Government Info/Resources to provide more information on Census 2000.
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