NOC 14110: Survey interviewers and statistical clerks
What survey interviewers and statistical clerks do
Survey interviewers contact individuals to gather information for market research, public opinion polls or election and census enumeration. Statistical clerks code and compile interview and other data into reports, lists, directories and other documents. They are employed by market research and polling firms, government departments and agencies, utility companies, contact centres and other establishments. This unit group also includes clerks who observe and record information on traffic flow.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Survey interviewers
- Contact individuals by telephone or in person and explain the purpose of the interview
- Ask questions following the outlines of questionnaires and surveys
- Record responses on paper or enter responses directly into a computer database through computer-assisted interviewing systems.
- Statistical clerks
- Check information gathered for completeness and accuracy
- Code information according to established coding manuals and enter data into statistical-based computer programs
- Conduct routine statistical analysis of data
- Compile interview and other data into reports and lists.
Job titles under NOC 14110
25 job titles are classified here, including census enumerator, coding clerk - statistics, election enumerator.
- census clerk
- census enumerator
- census taker
- census worker
- chart clerk
- coding clerk - statistics
- election enumerator
- enumerator
- interview clerk
- interviewer - survey or poll
- meter reader
- poll clerk
- public opinion collector
- public opinion interviewer
- statistical assistant
- statistical clerk
- survey compiler
- survey interviewer
- survey taker
- survey team notekeeper
- technical assistant - statistics
- telephone survey clerk
- traffic checker
- traffic counter
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Experience in the operation of a computer may be required.
- On-the-job training is usually provided.
- May require driver's licence.
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.50/hr | $22.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $24.50/hr | $36.17/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $17.93/hr | $26.00/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $27.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $18.00/hr | $22.41/hr | $27.12/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $26.19/hr | $38.34/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $20.40/hr | $34.21/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $26.37/hr | $36.05/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $20.32/hr | $30.87/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $22.10/hr | $30.41/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $19.50/hr | $27.06/hr | $40.23/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $21.01/hr | $35.03/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $19.74/hr | $22.71/hr | $33.29/hr |
Nova Scotia | $19.12/hr | $21.84/hr | $31.33/hr |
New Brunswick | $17.19/hr | $22.68/hr | $33.89/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $20.40/hr | $34.21/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $24.18/hr | $59.13/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $21.00/hr | $26.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $21.56/hr | $28.00/hr |
Alberta | $18.00/hr | $22.41/hr | $27.12/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $27.00/hr | $35.27/hr |
Using NOC 14110 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 25 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (NOC 14301)
- Other customer and information services representatives (NOC 64409)
- Statistical officers and related research support occupations (NOC 12113)
- Telemarketer (NOC 65109)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for survey interviewers and statistical clerks?
Survey interviewers and statistical clerks are NOC 2021 unit group 14110. Example job titles in this group include census enumerator, coding clerk - statistics, election enumerator, interview clerk.
What TEER is NOC 14110?
NOC 14110 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do survey interviewers and statistical clerks earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $22.00/hr, about $43,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.50/hr to $40.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.