Survey Clerk OA

This vacancy is for a Survey Clerk OA position with the Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, located at multiple Census Regional Offices.

This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 11/06/2026 or on the date the first 200 applicants are received, whichever comes first. To qualify for the position of Survey Clerk OA, at GS-0303-5, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. Minimum Education Requirement: To be minimally qualified for this position you MUST have a typing proficiency of at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors in a five-minute writing sample. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-05, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-4 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes: providing office support to a staff and performing clerical duties such as, mass mailings, file system management, telephone monitoring, and maintain program forms and office files; maintaining survey materials, control files, computing ratios, and preparing computerized reports; using Google search or similar search engines, MapQuest or applications similar to YellowPages.com, Fast Data and Yahoo, using databases such as Access or Excel, conducting searches on specific data elements, reviewing case outcomes, and determining if adequate information is provided or if additional follow up is needed; or working and dealing with multiple customer demands in a professional environment. OR Education: Four years above high school. Note: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required. You will have 48 hours from the date you submit your application of this announcement to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.