November 17, 2008
The 2010 Census offers short-term jobs with long-term results
The U.S. Census Bureau is already looking for job applicants to work for the 2010 Census. Peak hiring will be from February 2009 through the end of May 2010 for temporary assignments, most lasting five to 10 weeks.
By working on this once-a-decade population headcount, residents have an opportunity to be a part of history. Conducted every decade since 1790, the constitutionally mandated Census affects community funding and determines representation in Congress.
In 2009, the Census Bureau will hire about 100,000 people to help update the Census Bureau’s address list. The workers will use GPS-equipped hand-held computers to verify, add and delete addresses, and they will be paid for training. By the end of the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau will have employed about 750,000 temporary workers in communities across the country. Employees will update the Census Bureau’s address list, interview people who do not respond to the census by mail and perform other assignments vital to the national count.
By 2010, there will be more than 310 million people living in an estimated 130 million households across the country and everyone must be counted in order to ensure seats are apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives and federal and state funding is distributed fairly.
The U.S. population is more diverse than ever before, with people speaking a record number of languages. As a result, in many areas the Census Bureau will need to hire people who are bilingual.
Most positions require U.S. citizenship, a driver’s license and use of a vehicle, and each applicant will undergo a background check. A short-term job with long-term results, 2010 Census positions offer competitive wages and flexible schedules.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Seattle Regional Census Center will serve as the management location for the region’s 2010 Census operations. “Serving as the region’s operational hub for all 2010 Census activities, the regional census center will provide field management, recruiting, administrative, community outreach and automation support to local census offices and a eventual temporary staff of thousands in our five-state region,” said Ralph J. Lee, regional director of the Seattle Region.
The Seattle Region includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and northern California. Seattle will enumerate more than 20 million residents within a region consisting of more than 1,500 jurisdictions, 102 American Indian reservations and 201 Alaska Native villages during the 2010 Census. To apply for a census job, call toll free 1-866-861-2010. For more information on the 2010 Census, visit www.census.gov/2010census/.
Contact: Edie Muñoz Muñoz, Regional Media Specialist
US Census Bureau, Seattle Regional Census Center
19820 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, WA 98011
Office: (425) 318-1484
Direct: (425) 318-1434
Cell: (206) 850-4191
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Hi,
I live @ san francisco. how can i apply for a census job?
The Seattle office covers Northern California (including San Francisco), so try calling 1-866-861-2010. In case that doesn’t work, try 877-471-5432 or census.gov/rosea/www. Good luck! We’re hoping our readers will get some of those good jobs.
Mary Ratcliff, editor
SF Bay View
editor@sfbayview.com
I am interested in the 2010 short term census job.
i would realy like this job i need it right now i am a good worker just need work thank you
i am 21 and a good worker
i learned a bout this job through my cousin
You don’t apply here for a job. You need to contact the Census Bureau. The contact info is at the end of the ad: “To apply for a census job, call toll free 1-866-861-2010. For more information on the 2010 Census, visit http://www.census.gov/2010census/.”
Good luck! We want very much for our readers to get these good jobs. So please apply. Getting the job will be good for you and for the community, because then all our folks will be counted.
Mary Ratcliff, editor
SF Bay View
I am interested in working in the Sacramento area.
I live in West Ga. and have fifteen years of experience as a Supervisor for one of the nations leading EducationResearch Firms.
What is the possibility of working as a supervisor with the Census?
This morning on the news there was information about the census hiring approxamately 3000 individuals for the San Francisco area. Are you aware if there is a local contact for the position are do I need to still apply/contact:
call toll free 1-866-861-2010. For more information on the 2010 Census, visit http://www.census.gov/2010census/.
Contact: Edie Muñoz Muñoz, Regional Media Specialist
US Census Bureau, Seattle Regional Census Center
19820 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, WA 98011
Office: (425) 318-1484
Direct: (425) 318-1434
Cell: (206) 850-4191
please contact me if you need workers
I just watched the news and I would be happy to help the city!
I called the local number several times between 8:30-4 and no answer and no answering manchine. It just keeps ringing and ringing. 415-409-2010.
I be happy to answer the phones for you as a job.
I am in recovery, and at the point where I am ready to reenter the work force. My casework (and myself) believe this short-term assignment would be ideal for me to phase myself back into the work force…before my alcoholism rendered me unreliable for consistent employment, I worked consistently for years and years, a fact that is borne out by the fact that I currenlt living live above poverty level on SSI due to all the deductions I made over the years over many full-time paychecks at companies I stayed at for long periods of time. My resume, although out-of-date, is rater impressive. Please consider me for a position for a census-taker position and I am ready for an interview at short notice,
Hope to hear from you soon.
Raymond K. Rowe
(415) 724-1810
rowe60@lycos.com
I am in recovery, and at the point where I am ready to reenter the work force. My casework (and myself) believe this short-term assignment would be ideal for me to phase myself back into the work force…before my alcoholism rendered me unreliable for consistent employment, I worked consistently for years and years, a fact that is borne out by the fact that I currenlt living live above poverty level on SSI due to all the deductions I made over the years over many full-time paychecks at companies I stayed at for long periods of time. My resume, although out-of-date, is rather impressive. Please consider me for a position for a census-taker position and I am ready for an interview at short notice,
Hope to hear from you soon.
Raymond K. Rowe
(415) 724-1810
rowe60@lycos.com