survey enumerator

Survey enumerators perform interviews and fill in forms in order to collect the data provided by interviewees. They can collect information by phone, mail, personal visits or on the street. They conduct and help the interviewees administer the information that the interviewer is interested in having, usually related to demographic information for governmental statistical purposes.

Alternative Labels

census clerk

census interviewer

census official

census taker

census worker

commercial census taker

enumerator

street surveyor

survey enumerator

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adhere to questionnaires capture people's attention document interviews fill out forms interview people observe confidentiality prepare survey report respond to enquiries tabulate survey results use questioning techniques

Essential Knowledge

communication information confidentiality interview techniques survey techniques

Optional Skills and Competences

communicate by telephone conduct public surveys design questionnaires evaluate interview reports explain interview purposes manage needs for stationery items operate GPS systems perform data analysis present reports revise questionnaires use microsoft office use office systems use shorthand

Optional Knowledge

data quality assessment demography market research national population census opinion poll politics polling techniques psychology statistics visual presentation techniques

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a1cf1406-3632-494c-bff3-0bd5d5327d8f

Status

released

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