In-Center Telephone Data Collectors

Telephone data collectors administer questionnaires over the telephone. They read the questions aloud clearly and distinctly, and record the respondent’s answers accurately. Our studies are typically conducted in English but often require individuals who can also conduct the study in other languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Telephone data collectors are paid on an hourly basis.

English-speaking data collectors start at $8.25 per hour. Bilingual (English/Spanish) data collectors start at $10.25 per hour. Data collectors working weekend hours (Saturday and Sunday) receive an additional $2.00 per hour.

To be eligible to work as a telephone data collector at one of our Telephone Research Centers, you must live near one of our five centers located in the following cities:

• Rockville, MD
• Frederick, MD
• Sarasota, FL
• Sacramento, CA
• Merced, CA

The following list of skills is necessary to be a successful telephone data collector:

• Able to establish rapport, follow a script as a conversation, and complete surveys with selected respondents
• Have moderate computing skills.
• Able to work a minimum of 15 hours a week – either day, evening, or weekend hours.

The following questions will begin the application process for the in-center data collector position:

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