Responsibilities:

• Supervise census takers.
• Monitor their progress and performance.
• Ensure that the quality of work is maintained and that work is completed on time.
• Use Census Bureau-issued devices (e.g. smartphones or tablets) to conduct their work.
   

Hours: Schedules typically follow regular business hours but offer flexibility. These positions may also require working shifts on specific days, evenings, or weekends.

Location: Some work can be done from home, while other work is done in the field and requires travel to various locations. Supervisors will conduct field observations, follow-up on issues in the field, and perform other fieldwork as required.

Hiring Timeline: Most job offers will be made between November 2025 and February 2026. However, opportunities may periodically become available due to employee turnover or changing needs.

Responsibilities:

• Visit households and knock on doors.
• Speak with and conduct interviews with residents.
• Use electronic devices (such as smartphones and tablets, issued by the Census Bureau) to record answers to the census questionnaire and update addresses.
   

Training: Applicants who are hired will receive training before beginning work.

Hours: Schedules are flexible. Most positions require availability to work in the evenings and on weekends.

Location: Work is done in the field and requires travel to various locations.

Hiring Timeline: Most job offers will be made between January and April 2026. Training dates will vary based on the operation you are hired to work on. Once you complete the onboarding process and become an employee, you will receive more information about training dates and expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and conduct training sessions in virtual and/or in-person classroom environments.

• Monitor daily training activities.

• Review trainees’ learning metrics.

• Make recommendations for additional training if necessary.
   

Hours: Schedules are flexible.  Most positions require availability to work during the day, in the evenings, and on weekends.

Locations: Work may be completed at home or at locations throughout the community that provide space

Hiring Timeline: Most job offers will be made between November 2025 and February 2026. However, opportunities may periodically become available due to employee turnover or changing needs.

Responsibilities:

• Work with community-based organizations.
• Promote response to the 2026 Census Test questionnaire and available jobs.
• Attend local events, staff booths at local events, distribute information and talk to the public.
• Staff Mobile Questionnaire Assistance locations and help the public complete the online 2026 Census Test questionnaire or interview the public and make entries in the online questionnaire.
• Use an electronic device to review reports and maps, use e-mail to communicate with other staff and organizations and complete other job tasks. 
   

Hours: Schedules are flexible. Most positions require availability to work during the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

Location: Work is done mostly in the community. Some work may be completed at home.

Hiring Timeline: Job offers will be made periodically throughout the 2026 Census Test. Opportunities may become available due to employee turnover or reassessment of needs.