Census Bureau Hiring Local Office Managers in Charleston

Business Wire,  July 16, 2008  

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center today announced it will be recruiting managers for a local census office in Charleston which will be the hub of local census activity for the upcoming 2010 Census. The Charleston Local Census Office (LCO) is scheduled to open on October 1, 2008.

"By October, we plan to hire qualified and skilled managers who are familiar with the local culture in Charleston," said Regional Director Dwight Dean, director of the Census Bureau's Detroit Regional Census Center. "These positions offer competitive wages and the opportunity to help your community obtain an accurate count in 2010."

The Charleston office, one of the first 150 Local Census Offices opening now across the nation and Puerto Rico, will conduct address canvassing in early 2009 to update and verify the Census Bureau's address list.

With a staff of about 800 employees, LCO managers will oversee activities such as recruiting and training, updating address lists, collecting data from area residents and working with local officials to ensure an accurate count.

The positions available include:

* Local census office manager -- $51,132 to $59,480

* Assistant manager for field operations -- $41,740 to $50,088

* Assistant manager for recruiting -- $34,957 to $43,305

* Assistant manager for quality assurance -- $34,957 to $43,305

* Assistant manager for administration -- $34,957 to $43,305

* Assistant manager for technology -- $34,957 to $43,305

To learn more about the duties and responsibilities of these management positions and to apply, please visit www.census.gov/detroit.

The 2010 Census is the largest peacetime operation conducted by the federal government and is the basis for the reapportionment of congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The census is also used to help distribute more than $300 billion in federal funding to tribal, state and local governments every year.

For more information about the 2010 Census and current employment opportunities, call the Detroit Regional Census Center at 1-877-474-5222 or visit www.census.gov/detroit.

Editor's note: News releases, reports and data tables are available on the Census Bureau's home page. Go to http://www.census.gov and click on "Releases."

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