Field Representative

U.S. Census Bureau; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 27,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Census Bureau in Salt Lake City area seeks a Field Representative to support current survey operations. Your home will be your Duty Station, and you will travel throughout your local area to administer surveys and collect data.

You will conduct interviews in person, sometimes by phone, explain survey purposes, enter responses into a laptop, and complete required training. This is a confidential federal role with travel and payroll duties.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel locally throughout the assigned area.
• Ability to explain survey purpose and ask questions as written.
• Experience collecting data via interviews or surveys is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conducts interviews in person (door to door) and may conduct phone interviews as required.
• Communicates with respondents, supervisors, and others as appropriate.
• Enters accurate data into a laptop or survey forms.
• Maintains payroll records of hours, miles driven, and travel reimbursements.
• Completes and attends required training, in person or online.

Skills

Interviewing

Data entry

Communication

Travel locally

Door-to-door interviews

Job description

• Location: Location Negotiable After Selection
• Schedule: Intermittent work means working less than full-time and without a regular work schedule.

This vacancy is for a Field Representative (FR) position supporting current survey operations. Applicants selected will have their home as their Duty Station and will be required to travel throughout their local area.

Key Responsibilities

Conducts interviews primarily in person (door to door) and when requested may conduct phone interviews to collect survey or census data as required within an assigned geographic area. Communicates with respondents, supervisors, and other persons as appropriate.

Understands survey materials in order to explain the purpose of surveys, ask questions as worded on the questionnaire or survey instrument, and enters accurate and complete information into a laptop computer or onto survey forms. Maintains personal payroll records that reflect hours worked, miles driven, and reimbursements for travel and communications claimed. Completes and attends training as necessary in-person or online.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $19.52 – $31.72/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Confidential security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-03-03.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Intermittent work means working less than full-time and without a regular work schedule. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government