Job Qualifications
To be eligible for a 2020 Census job, you must:
Be at least 18 years old.
👉 Have a valid Social Security number.
👉 Be a U.S. citizen.*
Have a valid email address.
Complete an application and answer assessment questions. (Some application questions are available in Spanish. However, an English proficiency test may also be required.)
👉 Be able to speak, read, and write in English, if applying in the 50 states or Washington, D.C. (Bilingual applicants are needed and are encouraged to apply.)
👉 Be registered with the Selective Service System or have a qualifying exemption, if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
👉 Undergo fingerprinting and pass a criminal background check and a review of criminal records performed by the Census Bureau.
