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14110.01 – Survey interviewers

Survey interviewers contact individuals to gather information for market research, public opinion polls or election and census enumeration.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Census enumerator
  • Election enumerator
  • Public opinion interviewer
  • Survey interviewer
  • Telephone survey clerk

Core competencies

  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to focus on what respondents are saying, asking follow-up questions if needed and ensuring participant responses are accurately captured
  • Social Perceptiveness to adapt the interview approach based on the respondents' comfort levels and moods
  • Verbal Ability and Speech Clarity to convey questions and information clearly and ensure respondents fully comprehend the questions being asked
  • Speech Recognition to accurately interpret respondents' answers
  • Attention to Detail to ensure data collected is precise and reliable
  • Knowledge in Languages to understand how to communicate effectively with respondents from different linguistic backgrounds, ensuring language barriers do not hinder the data collection process

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Contact individuals by telephone or in person and explain the purpose of the interview
  • Ask questions following the outlines of questionnaires and surveys
  • Record responses on paper or enter responses directly into a computer database through computer-assisted interviewing systems.

Additional information

No data has been provided for this section.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (14301)
  • Statistical officers and related research support occupations (12113)
  • Telephone solicitors and telemarketers (65109.03)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

1 – Business, finance and administration occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

14 – Administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics occupations

Sub-major group

141 – Office, court, and data support occupations

Minor group

1411 – Survey, statistical and data entry occupations

Unit group

14110 – Survey interviewers and statistical clerks

Occupational profile

14110.01 – Survey interviewers

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