561511 - Survey Interviewer

Description

Interviews people and records their responses to survey and market research questions on a range of topics. May work in a call centre.

Skill Level

5

Alternative Titles

• • Interviewer

Specialisations

• • Market Research Interviewer

Skills Assessment Authority

Caveats

No caveats apply to this occupation.

Group: 5615 Survey Interviewers

Description

interview people and record their responses to survey and market research questions on a range of topics.

Tasks

• • contacting people face-to-face and via the telephone to conduct surveys
  • recording answers to survey questions manually and electronically
  • recording the distribution of questionnaires
  • collecting questionnaires and returning them to supervisors
  • scanning questionnaires to ensure that important questions have been answered
  • may interview people at random in crowds and on the street
  • may provide self-completion questionnaires
  • may encode responses and check their consistency
  • may work in a call centre

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• • 561511 Survey Interviewer