These are the requirements from the Census 2010 website to be a census taker
These are the qualifications needed for a job to be a census taker. It says nothing about drug screenings, but if you have a previous record for any sort of drug or felony charges then they'll know when they pull up the background check. I've wondered the same thing but all the official sources I've seen haven't had any mentioning of drug screenings. Best of luck to you!
nope. [source: 2010 census :)]
The Census Taker was created in 1984-07.
The duration of The Census Taker is 1.58 hours.
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A census taker receives 50 cents ($0.50) per mile driven.
It is a government job, and most U.S. government jobs require drug testing. My brother worked as a census taker last summer, and he was very worried about this. We did some internet searches, and they all said yes, you do have to take a drug test to be a census worker. However, my brother did NOT get drug tested for the job. I'm sorry I can't give you a more definitive answer. I guess the best thing to do would be to abstain from drugs for as long as you can before you start work, just in case.
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The cast of Census Takers - 2010 includes: Sean Crampton as Census Taker 2 Devin Crittenden as Census Taker 1 William Gabriel Grier as African-American Ash Lendzion as Single Mother
a man from the census bureau. Here is the quote: 'A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liverwith some fava beans and a nice Chianti...
You can find the census taker employment exam on the official website of the United States Census Bureau. The exam is available online and can be accessed by visiting the Census Bureau's website and navigating to the "Jobs" or "Employment" section.