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Important work, undersupported field workers - Field Representative US Census Bureau Employee Review

3.0
3 Mar 2025
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Pros

learn about the demographies and life circumstances of people and neighborhoods in your city. set flexible hours that are most conducive to yielding household contact.

Cons

4 year minimum for field workers to be eligible for public sector benefits. fluctuating hours and available cases to work. having to navigate reluctance, objections, and refusals from households who are scam-sensitive have not heard of non-decennial Census work. U.S Census, likely due to the confidential nature of the work, does not seem to do much national marketing around Census work to cultivate trust at a household level. Census does not provide much direction around converting household objection towards survey participation.

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5.0
30 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I worked as a enumerator manager and it was fun work! My employees were fun and my managers were knowledgeable.

Cons

It would've been nice to still offer PPE.

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Worthwhile work to benefit the city you are working in. Most everyone I worked with was pretty nice and willing to lend a hand if needed. But I feel like I saw the other side of how upper management treats people they don't like as much and i saw aspects that weren't as good through upper managements treatment of others.

Cons

Constantly changing directives from upper management. And they don't have your back when you get questioned why you followed the most recent order from your boss. Inconsistent pay scales by position. Pay varies by location. But they don't adjust it upward. If you hire on in a city that pays less, you don't get a bump if you stay with the company and work in a new city that pays better in your next assignment. Meaning new hires with no experience can easily make more than you because they started in the city that pays more. One of my best employees was paid the least. I felt bad and tried to get their rate adjusted with no luck. It very much has the vibe of they are figuring out things as they go, The department is grossly understaffed. Technology is lacking creating inefficiencies.

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