Comments on: How To Get Job Working The 2010 U.S. Census

By: aat

aat — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:51:30 +0000

ps. They will now have to train at least 6 people for 4-5 days at 6-8 hrs a day at 10.25 hr. and then only maybe if lucky keep one of them to work.
What a lot of money our govt is spending on nothing…

By: aat

aat — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:50:00 +0000

what a joke, I worked in admin for 4 days from 8-5 the next day they said I was being transfered to other area due to no work in office and would be working 12 am-8 30 am. I told them I dont have transportation that time of night as my husband works 9 pm -6 am. They terminated me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:30:46 +0000

To Jo: You have to be available for the first week of training – it is around 6 hours a day. Most are during normal business hours, but sometimes they do an afternoon/evening training. After the training, the hours are very flexible.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:18:03 +0000

idk, I only got one question wrong as well, and started getting called almost immediately for work. Problem was it was only for full time work and I needed part time. They called three times trying to hire me, and I kept having to turn them down.

Finally they called with a part time job last week for the follow-up. Training is next week. But what I really need to know is if you can really set your own hours, as that is essential for me.

By: idk

idk — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:50:51 +0000

i only got one question wrong on the test. does that mean i have a better chance of being hired?

By: olya

olya — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:41 +0000

how to pass cencus 2010 job test?

By: N

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:38:13 +0000

You need to turn 18 before they hire you and most of the hiring will take place in April and May, if you are interested and will turn 18 around that time go ahead and take the test and once you turn 18 call the local office to update your application. You can find the local number at the 2010 census Web site, under jobs.

By: Evtanasia

Evtanasia — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:58:25 +0000

There is no supervisor’s sample test. They don’t have it available online.

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:34:39 +0000

I went to take the test and was told if I knew anyone who was about to turn 18 the next couple of month and was interested, that they should apply. az

By: Erin Tracey

Erin Tracey — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:56:51 +0000

Be sure to call your local census bureau to find out if there are any jobs actually available in your area. I was just scheduled to take a test on Tuesday but after reading these comments I decided to check things out first. It turns out that there is no work right now in the Boulder, CO area however they may be hiring in early March if I want to take the test and “stay on file”. If you need work right away it is a good idea to follow-up first locally.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:57:29 +0000

dos anyone know by what date you need to turn 18 t be eligible to work?

By: charze

charze — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:31:39 +0000

Acording to a local regional supv., “No Sample test for the one hour, 29 question supervisors test.”

By: Margaret Lynn

Margaret Lynn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:36:52 +0000

Where can one find a copy or sample test for Census Bureau supervisory positions which is an hour long test and different from the basic enumerator test.
ThANK yOU

By: Anne Onymous

Anne Onymous — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:26:02 +0000

Hi Salma,

If you just type “2010 Census Practice Test” you should find links to the sample test.

It is about 13 pages, I think about 7 are the test itself. The test has 28 questions and you have 30 minutes to complete it.

The test is checking for how efficiently you can put things into alphabetical or numerical order, if you can read a map, how well you can apply directions, in a given situation. It isn’t difficult, but it is easier to do if you go into the test with some idea of the type of questions, so go ahead and look over the sample test. Give yourself 30 minutes and test at home, before you go in for the real deal.

Good Luck!

Anne

By: Anne Onymous

Anne Onymous — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:21:28 +0000

Hi,

The pay is actually based on where you live. Different areas of the country have different rates of pay.

For example, I live in central Massachusetts, the rate for field workers was just over 14.00 an hour, plus mileage (which is calculated separately, included in your pay check) For this area, that is a very good wage. We were all happy with it. What is sort of sad, is that I also worked on the 2000 Census, and I did not see much of an increase in the rate, from when I worked a DECADE ago. It says a lot about the economy, that virtually the same pay rate from a decade ago, remains above average, for our neck of the woods. I wish the cost of living had stayed as stable, lol.

Anne