Survey Clerk

U.S. Census Bureau; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking a Survey Clerk OA at GS-0303-5 to support field and administrative tasks across multiple Regional Offices. The position emphasizes accurate data handling, clerical duties, and timely processing of surveys.

Qualified applicants must meet education or experience requirements, including a typing proficiency and experience with office support and data tools such as Excel. The vacancy closes on 11/06/2026 or when the first 200 applications are received.

Qualifications

• Typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors in a five-minute writing sample.
• Experience providing office support to staff and performing clerical duties such as mass mailings, file system management, telephone monitoring, and maintaining program forms and office files.
• Maintaining survey materials, control files, computing ratios, and preparing computerized reports.
• Using search engines and databases (e.g., Google, MapQuest, YellowPages, Fast Data, Yahoo; Access or Excel) to locate data and verify information.

Responsibilities

• Provide office support to staff and perform clerical duties such as mass mailings and file management.
• Maintain survey materials and control files; prepare computerized reports.
• Use databases (Access/Excel) and web search tools to locate data elements and follow up as needed.
• Interact with customers professionally to handle multiple demands.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm with ≤3 errors

Office support experience

Handling multiple customer demands

Education

Four years above high school

Tools

Google search

MapQuest

YellowPages.com

Fast Data

Yahoo

Access

Excel

Job description

This vacancy is for a Survey Clerk OA position with the Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, located at multiple Census Regional Offices.

This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 11/06/2026 or on the date the first 200 applicants are received, whichever comes first.

To qualify for the position of Survey Clerk OA, at GS-0303-5, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

• Minimum Education Requirement: To be minimally qualified for this position you MUST have a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors in a five-minute writing sample.
• Specialized Experience: For the GS-05, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes:
  • providing office support to a staff and performing clerical duties such as, mass mailings, file system management, telephone monitoring, and maintain program forms and office files;
  • maintaining survey materials, control files, computing ratios, and preparing computerized reports;
  • using Google search or similar search engines, MapQuest or applications similar to YellowPages.com, Fast Data and Yahoo, using databases such as Access or Excel, conducting searches on specific data elements, reviewing case outcomes, and determining if adequate information is provided or if additional follow up is needed;
  • or working and dealing with multiple customer demands in a professional environment.
• OR Education: Four years above high school.
• Note: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer.