One of the forms that I am filling out is a Schedule C.
The Schedule C has "Box B" in which I am supposed to write in a 6-digit code that identifies the kind of work I did.
There is a list of codes in the instructions ("Principal Business of Professional Activity Codes") according to whether the work was related to , let's say, agriculture, or food services, or construction of buildings, or educational services, or manufacturing, etc. .
However what I learned from working for the Census is that it is part of the Department of Commerce. I wonder why there isn't a separate and "special" code that would strictly identify Census work since it is not exactly under the umbrella codes of "Administrative" or "Professional, Scientific and Technical Services" or "Remediation Services" etc.
It does seem that the best available code might be "561600" which is for "Investigation and Security Services." (Census workers who go door to door asking for information are like "investigators."
Or maybe code 561110 for "Office Administrative services"?
However Census enumerators do not work in an office. They have to be going to different buildings and dwelling units.
You would have to be familiar enough with Tax forms and their different criteria to know what I am referring to, but what is the best code to identify Census-enumerator work?
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To clarify a bit more, a Census enumerator is not an official "employee" of the Census Department. It is a job that a person can sign up for every 10 years. You probably will get a W-2 than 1099 which is likely for the purposes of taxes but after the particular census year you won't continue to work for the Census Department. Working regularly for the Census Department is different than being a common Census enumerator.
