SPEC:  SURVEY INTERVIEWER
                             CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

                                                 SPECIFICATION


                                                       Schematic Code:  LX52
                                                       Class Code:      5564
                                                       Established:     4/27/46
                                                       Revised:         12/7/72
                                                       Title Changed:   8/1/52

                                    SURVEY INTERVIEWER


                                        DEFINITION

           Under direction, to obtain prescribed information by personal
           interview or numerical count; and to do other related work.


                                      TYPICAL TASKS

           Obtains survey data by making house-to-house or person-to-person
           canvass or by taking numerical counts; completes questionnaires and
           survey forms; codes, checks, and reviews information; makes reports;
           may assist in compiling data.


                                 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

           Knowledge of:  Methods of gathering and compiling survey data.
           Skill in interviewing and securing information.

           Ability to:  Read and write English at a level required for
           successful job performance; read maps and plans and become quickly
           oriented in new geographic settings; make simple arithmetic
           computations; write neatly and legibly; complete interview forms
           accurately; prepare clear, accurate reports; walk long distances.


                             SPECIAL PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

           Willingness to walk long distances; willingness to work at irregular
           hours; willingness to travel throughout the State; impartiality;
           tact; pleasing personality; and neat personal appearance.


                           Additional Desirable Qualifications

           Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.  Three
           months of experience in survey interview work or completion of a
           standard course in statistics.