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Supervisory Survey Statistician (Program Coordinator)

U.S. Census Bureau


Job Location:

Oak Brook, IL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 117284 - 117284
Posted: 6 October 2026 (22 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This vacancy is for a Supervisory Survey Statistician (Program Coordinator) position in the Associate Director for Field Operations located at the U.S. Census Bureau Field Division Regional Offices. A few positions are available at two (2) Regional Office locations.


Duties
  • Manages a highly complex survey or surveys which requires routinely interacting with program coordinators to ensure data collection remains on track and within targeted budget levels.
  • Supervise and manage a team involved in data collection.
  • Plans procedures for collecting and tabulating data recommends new or improved methods and present findings.
  • Communicate progress of data collection operations to management and staff including subordinates.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Suitable for Federal employment.
  • Registered for Selective Service if applicable ().
  • A supervisory probationary period may be required.
  • This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the first (100) applicants are received or on July 23 2026 whichever comes first.
  • The work schedule for this position is Mixed Tour.
  • With a Mixed Tour work schedule an employee may be changed between full-time part-time and intermittent work schedules to accommodate fluctuating workloads and is subject to a signed agreement.
  • A USA Hire assessment is required. An email will be sent with additional information after you submit your application. You will have 48 hours from the date you submit your application to complete the assessment.
  • This is a NON-BARGAINING unit position.
Qualifications

Minimum Education Requirement:
Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics) and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences medicine education or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography history economics social welfare geography international relations social or cultural anthropology health sociology political science public administration psychology etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods e.g. courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.

OR

Combination of education and experience - courses as shown plus appropriate experience. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling (b) collecting computing and analyzing statistical data and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency dispersion skewness sampling error simple and multiple correlation analysis of variance and tests of significance.

AND

Specialized Experience:
For the GS-13 you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal for this position includes supervising a team to plan a statistical survey or study; developing survey and data collection specifications and establishing time schedules for various phases of survey operations; establishing analytical methodology design sampling and estimation procedures for surveys and documenting work results and findings; and planning the analysis of the socioeconomic or demographic data developed by the survey or study.

Education: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer.

After you submit this application you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 07/23/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.

Additional information

Applicants who apply under this Job Opportunity Announcement may opt-in (at their request) to allow the sharing of their resume and other associated documents with other Federal Agencies who have vacancies within the same occupational series grade and pay band (or its equivalent) and full performance level in the same duty location or commuting area of the duty location listed on the Job Opportunity Announcement.

Individuals who have received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment otherwise known as a buyout must repay that incentive if they are reemployed by the Federal Government within five years of separation.

Additionally the following links provide information on various hiring authorities that may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment.


Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position after notification of the adjudication of your request you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.

The Department of Commerce also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service 1-.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.


Required Experience:

Manager