Bowling Green locals suffering as a result of the economic recession can earn some extra cash compliments of the local Census Bureau. The Bowling Green Census Bureau, located on North Main Street, will be hiring area locals to complete the 2010 Census.
Larry Courtney, the Office Manager at the Bureau, said Bowling Green is responsible for the census data for a large portion of the Northwest Ohio area.
“Bowling Green is accountable for 13 counties in the Northern Ohio district,” Courtney said. “We hire people who live in each county to head up fieldwork, pass out surveys and collect follow-up questionnaires.”
The Bowling Green Census Bureau is looking to hire between 100-120 people. While field workers are desperately needed, Courtney said, office jobs are available as well. The hourly wage starts at $12.25, and up to four days of training pay is also offered.
According the U.S. Census Bureau’s Web site, Bureau workers must be U.S. citizens over the age of 18 who have no felony record. Potential employees must also pass a 28-question entrance exam with questions on basic logic and reading skills. The Bureau offers the entrance test at several government buildings in the Bowling Green area.
“The test is nothing too overwhelming, just a few standard questions to show math and literacy skills,” Courtney said. ” We just want to help the community and the people who are looking for work.”
Jonathan Angelo is a junior and a Dining Services employee. He does not work for the Census Bureau, but said the extra cash would be helpful for the new semester.
“Everywhere on campus has seen the effects of the recession,” Angelo said. “If students have extra time on their hands, it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to take advantage of the temporary work. University employees are seeing less and less hours, and the work the Bureau is offering sounds like easy money.”
For employment information call 866-861-2010.