Telephone surveyor vs interviewer

The differences between telephone surveyors and interviewers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a telephone surveyor, becoming an interviewer takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a telephone surveyor has an average salary of $59,484, which is higher than the $30,819 average annual salary of an interviewer.

The top three skills for a telephone surveyor include outbound calls, customer service and conduct surveys. The most important skills for an interviewer are telephone interviews, data entry, and data collection.

Telephone surveyor vs interviewer overview

	Telephone Surveyor	Interviewer
Yearly salary	$59,484	$30,819
Hourly rate	$28.60	$14.82
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	3,061	2,028
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	6	2

Telephone surveyor vs interviewer salary

Telephone surveyors and interviewers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Telephone Surveyor	Interviewer
Average salary	$59,484	$30,819
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $96,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Rockwell Automation
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between telephone surveyor and interviewer education

There are a few differences between a telephone surveyor and an interviewer in terms of educational background:

	Telephone Surveyor	Interviewer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Stanford University

Telephone surveyor vs interviewer demographics

Here are the differences between telephone surveyors' and interviewers' demographics:

	Telephone Surveyor	Interviewer
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 35.4% Female, 64.6%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 4.7% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between telephone surveyor and interviewer duties and responsibilities

Telephone surveyor example responsibilities.

Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Experience in working with difficult-to-survey populations such as physicians, Medicaid populations, retirees, and people suffering from chronic disease conditions
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.

Interviewer example responsibilities.

Lead territory HUD quality control study of rent calculations.
Modify standard Nielsen script as required to achieve customer cooperation.
Adhere to NORC's strict ethics and confidentiality guidelines concerning participants' information and survey data collect.
Audit OJT employers as it relate to contract.
Develop OJT contracts to include job descriptions and budget.
Update and transmit data using broadband on a daily basis.

Telephone surveyor vs interviewer skills

Common telephone surveyor skills

Outbound Calls, 30%
Customer Service, 15%
Conduct Surveys, 12%
Data Collection, 5%
Telephone Surveys, 5%
Survey Data, 5%

Common interviewer skills

Telephone Interviews, 15%
Data Entry, 12%
Data Collection, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Research Studies, 5%
Conduct Surveys, 5%