Cartographic Technician GS-5
Cartographic Technician GS-5
This job closes on April 22, 2026.
This vacancy is for a Cartographic Technician position in the National Processing Center located at the U.S. Census Bureau National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, IN.
This job is open to the public, and Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
Duties
- Perform a variety of fundamental coding tasks in support of branch operations such as geocoding, editing, matching, transcribing, verifying, reviewing, etc.
- Provide verification and correction of geocoding work by applying rules specific to Census geography to determine the accuracy of coding work and the usage of the appropriate software application.
- Perform various functions, primarily as a verifier, such as geographical coding, Arc Viewing (GIS), research using geographic reference materials, including paper and digital maps, atlases, zip code directories, automated files, etc., for use in problem solving, geographic allocation, determination of population and housing data, statistical processing, etc.
- Review various maps and/or automated files for geographic coverage, geographic code, clerical areas and locating, recording and correcting errors on automated data files, zero tiger lines and employer update files.
- Perform statistical and/or geographic coding tasks of considerable difficulty.
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