Survey Interviewers and Statistical Clerks
Job description
Survey Interviewers contact people to gather information. This information is used for:
- Market research
- Opinion polls
- Electoral census
- Population census
Statistical Clerks code and compile data to draft documents. This group includes clerks who observe and record information about road traffic.
Main tasks
Survey Interviewers
- Communicate with individuals and explain the purpose of the interview.
- Ask questions along the lines of questionnaires and surveys.
- Record responses according to the standards established in the survey.
Statistics Clerks
- Ensure that the information collected is complete and accurate.
- Code information according to established coding manuals and enter data into computers.
- Perform routine statistical analysis.
- Compile data collected from various sources (e.g. interviews) to draft reports and lists.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 58.9% Female
- 41.1% Male
Not available.
- 58.9% Female
- 41.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$57,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9155% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 541917% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6234% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others15% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 9155% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 541917% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 566% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6234% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others15% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques de recherche et de gestion de données
Code : 384A0
Placement rate: 85.7%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- On-the-job training is usually offered.
- A Class 5 driver’s licence may be required or may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Mathematics
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Active learning
- Solving complex problems
- Written expression
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Result evaluation
- Programing
Abilities
- Mathematical reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Basic numeracy
- Oral comprehension
- Written expression
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Inductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Selective attention
- Processing flexibility
- Idea generation
- Awareness of issues
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of the French language
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of telecommunications
- Sense of initiative
- Respect standards and regulations
- Capacity for synthesis
- Friendliness
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Availability
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 14110
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks
Job titles
- Survey interviewer
- Interviewer - survey or poll
- Statistical clerk
- Interview clerk
- Poll clerk
- Technical assistant - statistics
- Statistical assistant
- Coding clerk - statistics
- Census clerk
- Chart clerk
- Telephone survey clerk
- Survey compiler
- Traffic counter
- Census worker
- Enumerator
- Public opinion collector
- Traffic checker
- Survey taker
- Census enumerator
- Election enumerator
- Meter reader
- Survey team notekeeper
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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