The US Census Bureau is in need of people to work during the 2010 Census. They are hiring more 24,000 people in North Carolina to help conduct the 2010 Census and especially need people in the following counties:
| Ashe |
Mecklenburg |
| Avery |
Montgomery |
| Beaufort |
Onslow |
| Bladen |
Orange (Chapel Hill) |
| Carteret |
Pamlico |
| Catawba |
Pender |
| Columbus |
Person |
| Currituck |
Randolph |
| Dare |
Robeson |
| Davidson |
Rockingham |
| Davie |
Stokes |
| Forsyth |
Swain |
| Gaston |
Union |
| Gates |
Warren |
| Haywood |
Washington |
| Jackson |
Wayne |
| Lee |
Wilkes |
| Lenoir |
Yadkin |
| Madison |
Yancey |
| Macon |
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To apply for a Census job, applicants can contact their Local Census Office by calling 1-866-861-2010.
To qualify for temporary Census employment, you must be:
• Able to read, write, and speak English
• A U.S. citizen
• A legal permanent resident, or non-citizen with an appropriate work visa, and you possess a bilingual skill for which there are no available qualified U.S. citizens
• At least 18 years old
• Have a valid social security number
• Pass a written test of basic skills (view practice test here)
• Have a valid driver's license
• Pass a background check
• Commit to four days of training. You will be paid for training days. Training can be held either during daytime hours or during evening and weekend hours.
For more information about the 2010 Census, please visit http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ and for information about what North Carolina is doing to help the census, please visit http://2010census.nc.gov/.