Officials: Jobs Will Be Divided In 8 Regions

MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire 47,000 people for temporary jobs in Wisconsin next year.Most of the jobs, paying $11 to $15 an hour, involve going door-to-door to interview residents who don’t respond to a questionnaire to be mailed prior to Census Day on April 1, 2010.The temporary employees will work in their own communities on evenings and weekends for about two to six weeks.The 47,000 jobs in Wisconsin will be divided in eight regions.

Tests to qualify for temporary jobs at U.S. Census Bureau office have begun

The Madison office of the U.S. Census Bureau has opened at 2601 Crossroads Drive, and basic skills tests for persons interested in filling the 4,200 temporary jobs in the ten-county region have already begun, regional director Richard Zynda said Monday.  The bureau announced last week it will fill 47,000 jobs, mostly for “enumerators” and field operations, in the state.
Anyone interested in test site information can call the Madison office, 608-327-5600, between 8:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Background information on the recruitment campaign is available at 2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs.

Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Good Stuff To Know.
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