Field Enumerator

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Work from home

Mileage reimbursement

Community-based work

Job summary

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is hiring a part-time Field Enumerator to support our data collection efforts from farms and agricultural businesses. The role offers a flexible schedule and the option to work from home.

You will interview farmers and other stakeholders, perform occasional crop counts, and maintain clear records. Mileage is reimbursed, with opportunities to work within your local community.

Qualifications

• Experience multitasking in a deadline-oriented work environment.
• Ability to positively represent NASDA and the benefits of enumerators in all survey actions.
• Ability to make crop counts in designated fields.
• Ability to maintain a reliable personal vehicle.
• Ability to conduct interviews in person or by telephone with farm operators and other individuals.
• Technical experience with both computers or iPads.
• Ability to manage outlook email & respond timely.
• Preferred Qualifications: Agriculture knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses in person or by phone.
• Travel to designated fields to perform crop counts.
• Maintain and deliver detailed and legible records of interviews, crop counts, mileage, expenditures, and hours worked.

Skills

Multitasking

Represent NASDA

Crop counts

Maintain vehicle

Interviews (in person/phone)

Tech with computers/iPads

Outlook email

Tools

iPad

Outlook

Job description

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is looking to hire a detail-oriented part-time Field Enumerator to perform tasks that support our organization. Are you looking for a job that you can work from home with flexible hours? Would you like to work for an agriculture nonprofit that works in cooperation with USDA to collect data from farms and agricultural businesses? If so, please read on!

This field enumerator position earns a competitive wage of $17.75 hour, plus paid mileage. We also offer exceptional perks, including a flexible schedule, the opportunity to work from home, the ability to work in your community, and knowledge about where your food comes from. If this sounds like the right opportunity in agriculture for you,

ABOUT NASDA

NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association that represents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries, and directors of the departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories. Founded in 1916, our mission is to grow and enhance American agriculture through policies, partnerships, and public engagement.

Since 1972, NASDA has employed enumerators to collect agricultural data on behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In order to achieve our goals, we need employees who are as passionate about agriculture as we are and willing to put in the hard work. To find the right people, we strive to create a positive work environment that our employees can be proud of and want to build their careers with!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIELD ENUMERATOR

In this Field Enumerator position, you play a crucial role in serving our agricultural producers by providing reliable, accurate, and objective statistics and information that farmers, ranchers, and rural communities depend on. You actively interview farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural businesses either in person or on the phone. At times, you travel to designated fields in order to perform crop counts. After gathering all your information, you maintain and deliver detailed and legible records of the interviews, crop counts, mileage, expenditures, and your hours worked.

You conduct your enumerator work from a residence with an operable telephone free from any distractions. By maintaining a personal vehicle, you are always ready to travel to farms that request person interviews in order to perform your field enumerator duties.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A FIELD ENUMERATOR

• Experience multitasking in a deadline-oriented work environment
• Ability to positively represent NASDA and the benefits of enumerators in all survey actions
• Ability to make crop counts in designated fields
• Ability to maintain a reliable personal vehicle
• Ability to conduct interviews in person or by telephone with farm operators and other individuals
• Technical experience with both computers or iPads
• Ability to manage outlook email & respond timely

Preferred Qualifications: Experience or knowledge in Agriculture is preferred.

WORK SCHEDULE

This part-time field service position works a flexible schedule that may include some evenings, weekends. Weather, seasonal farm responsibilities, and community functions may affect work hours. This is a remote position that includes calling for surveys from home off an IPAD, and some field travel required to farms (mileage reimbursed.

NASDA does not discriminate in employment practices or programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, political beliefs, or family status.