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About the Role
About You
- Must be 18 years or older with the ability to enter binding confidentiality agreements.
- Available to complete 20 – 25 hours of web-based training between February 16, 2026 & March 8, 2026.
- Live in or around the geographic work area defined by the project sample.
- Available to work approximately 20 hours per week, mostly evenings and weekends.
- Willing to travel locally for project work, with the possibility of some long-distance, overnight travel.
- Able to meet physical requirements including lifting 20 pounds and walking several blocks.
- Have reliable access to telephone service and a secure high-speed internet connection.
- Have access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle and a current valid driver's license.
- In-person interviewing and/or cold calling experience.
- Experience working with the public.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse socio-economic groups.
- Comfortable using a laptop computer.
- Able to establish and maintain good rapport with study respondents.
- Self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment with little supervision.
Benefits
- Hourly pay rate ranges from $20.34 to $24.04.
- Eligible for overtime pay.
- Health and welfare payment of $5.09 per hour for up to 40 hours per week.
- Accrue sick leave based on hours worked.
- Eligible to participate in the 401(k) program with employer matching based on hours worked.
Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, social policy, and transportation. We are dedicated to improving lives through research. Expertise • Data Collection & Management • Clinical Trials • Statistical Research & Survey Methods • Evaluation • Communications & Social Marketing Staff and Locations Westat’s staff of more than 2,000 are located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC. Additional staff are located at Westat’s data collection survey processing facilities, at our Telephone Research Center facilities, and throughout our nationwide field operations. Westat also maintains research offices near our clients in Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas. We have international offices in Liberia, Costa Rica; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Bangkok, Thailand. Westat is committed to providing accessible media on LinkedIn. Should you experience difficulties with any posted media, please send us a message at Section508Coordinator@westat.com. An alternative format will be provided upon request.