14110 Survey interviewers and statistical clerks

What this occupation covers

Survey interviewers contact individuals to gather information for market research, public opinion polls or election and census enumeration. Statistical clerks code and compile interview and other data into reports, lists, directories and other documents. They are employed by market research and polling firms, government departments and agencies, utility companies, contact centres and other establishments. This unit group also includes clerks who observe and record information on traffic flow.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Contact individuals by telephone or in person and explain the purpose of the interview
• Ask questions following the outlines of questionnaires and surveys
• Record responses on paper or enter responses directly into a computer database through computer-assisted interviewing systems.
• Check information gathered for completeness and accuracy
• Code information according to established coding manuals and enter data into statistical-based computer programs
• Conduct routine statistical analysis of data
• Compile interview and other data into reports and lists.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks
• 64409 Other customer and information services representatives
• 12113 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
• 65109 Other sales related occupations

Excluded from this code

• Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (See 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks)
• Other customer and information services representatives (See 64409 Other customer and information services representatives)
• Statistical officers and related research support occupations (See 12113 Statistical officers and related research support occupations)
• Telemarketer (See 65109 Other sales related occupations)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

census clerk · census enumerator · census taker · census worker · chart clerk · coding clerk - statistics · election enumerator · enumerator · interview clerk · interviewer - survey or poll · meter reader · poll clerk · public opinion collector · public opinion interviewer · statistical assistant · statistical clerk · survey compiler · survey interviewer · survey taker · survey team notekeeper · technical assistant - statistics · telephone survey clerk · traffic checker · traffic counter

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Experience in the operation of a computer may be required.
• On-the-job training is usually provided.
• May require driver's licence.