The start of the U.S. census is a little more than four weeks away. Households will receive their 2010 questionnaire in the mail between March 15 and 17 and will have to return them by April 1. Although the 2010 questionnaire has 10 questions and will take about 10 minutes to fill out, the U.S. Census Bureau will rely on thousands of temporary workers to help it complete the largest domestic undertaking as it prepares to count every person that resides in the country.
Hundreds of positions are available in the Greater Baltimore area where starting pay for the part-time gig for Enumerators and Crew Leader Assistants is $17.50 an hour. Crew leaders earn $19.00 an hour. Applicants are encouraged to call 1-866-861-2010 to apply. All applicants are required to take a basic skills test and there are testing sites in various convenient locations including the Lexington Market at 400 West Lexington Street in Baltimore 21201.
On the remaining Saturdays in February starting February 13 applicants can walk in with 2 forms of identification (one current picture i.d.) and test that day. Currently test times are scheduled at the Lexington Market on these dates at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Scheduling can be done between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Other markets where you can schedule a test these same Saturdays in February 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. include:
· Cross Street Market in Federal Hill 21230
· Broadway Market in Fells Point 21231
· Northeast Market near Johns Hopkins Hospital 21205
· Hollins Street Market in Southwest Baltimore 21223
· Avenue Market in Druid Heights 21217
For a practice test go to www.2010censusjobs.gov.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Writer: Walaika Haskins