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FIND A JOB WITH THE CENSUS _Looking to make a few bucks? Help with the 2020 count_ The Census Bureau is recruiting over 400,000 temporary workers to help in the massive job of counting their
fellow Americans. The bureau is hiring census takers to go door-to-door to help people fill out census forms as well as for office and supervisory positions. The jobs will last several
weeks. A census job can be excellent for older Americans who are looking for flexible work, says Bob Murphy, AARP’s state director in Colorado and former mayor of Lakewood. In Colorado
alone, the Census Bureau is hiring hundreds of temporary full- and part-time workers at between $14 and $22 an hour, he says. “We want to get the word out that there are great jobs
available,” Murphy says. “If you want to work from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., you can do that. It’s pretty flexible.” Most positions require a driver’s license and access to a vehicle, unless public
transportation is available. Some positions require evening or weekend work. Be careful, though. The AARP Fraud Watch Network has seen scam artists send out phony offers of census
employment, hoping to steal Social Security numbers or other information to aid in identity theft. An application can be completed online at the Census Bureau website in about 30 minutes.
The website also includes wages, which vary based on location. To get started, go to 2020census.gov/en/jobs.
