Because we need to fill thousands of positions across the country, we start recruiting several months before making job offers. Depending on when you apply, it may be several weeks or several months before we start hiring in your area. Not all applicants will be hired.

The good news is that your application will remain in our applicant pool for the entire 2020 Census operation (unless you ask us to remove it). That way your application could potentially be considered whenever we have openings in your area. You may update the information on your application at any time. Just log in to the account created when you applied and submit your changes.

For more specific information about the hiring timeline in your area, contact your area census office. Call 1-855-JOB-2020 (1-855-562-2020) and select option 3; when prompted, enter your ZIP code to be routed to your area census office. You may also use the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY/ASCII.