4314-Statistical Clerks

Job Title: 

Statistical Clerks

Job Description: 

Statistical clerks obtain, code, compile and compute statistical or actuarial data. Methods to obtain information include interviewing people and recording their responses to survey and market research questions.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • contacting individuals by telephone or in person and explaining the purpose of the interview
  • asking questions following the outlines of questionnaires and surveys
  • recording responses on paper or entering responses directly into a computer database through computer-assisted interviewing systems
  • identifying and resolving inconsistencies in responses
  • providing feedback to survey sponsors concerning problems in obtaining valid data
  • obtaining and compiling statistical or actuarial data based on routine or special sources of information
  • calculating totals, averages, percentages and other details and presenting them in the required tabular form
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Statistical coder
Traffic clerk
Enumerator

This unit group excludes

Statistical officer (2123)

Specific Occupations: 

43141
Statistical clerk (general)

43142
Enumerator/Market research interviewer

43149
Other statistical clerks

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore