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Apply for career opportunities in our Chicago, Washington D.C., Albuquerque, Wichita, and California locations.

The diversity of our organization allows for professional growth in a wide range of disciplines.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to norc-recruiter@norc.org, and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

In addition to meeting specific job requirements, all employees must present evidence of their identity and authorization to work in the United States (I9 documentation).

As a government contractor, NORC uses the E-Verify system for ensuring that our employees are eligible to work in the United States.  

Expression of Interest

Interested in joining NORC, but don’t see a role that fits your interest? Enter your information here to be considered for future opportunities.

Benefits to Care for You and Your Family

At NORC, we place great value on supporting the health and wellness of our workforce. Our people are our greatest asset, and we are committed to offering comprehensive compensation and benefits packages that empower you to care for yourself and your family.

Paid Time Off (PTO) and Flexible Working Arrangements

NORC offers a generous vacation package starting at an annual accrual of 17 days per year for full-time staff. Employees accrue PTO hours for each paid hour of service. We also offer flexible working arrangements for most full-time positions.

Paid Parental Leave (PPL)

Caring for a new infant or newly adopted child is one of the most rewarding and invaluable times. To help you focus on your new addition, NORC provides four (4) weeks of 100% PPL.

Holiday and Floating Holiday Observance

We observe ten (10) paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one (1) floating holiday. NORC provides floating holidays as a paid day off from work (separate from PTO accrual) to accommodate the diverse needs and interests of our workforce. You may use it for any personal reasons, including to take the day off for a cultural or religious holiday observance that isn’t part of the company’s paid holidays; a day of service in the community or to celebrate special occasions; or you may decide to use your floating holiday for any personal reason, such as a wellness day.

Education Assistance

NORC provides tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for undergraduate and graduate courses after six (6) months of eligible employment. NORC also offers employees an opportunity to enroll in professional certification courses, seminars, conferences and continuing education courses as the professional development budget permits.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on those loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public service employers. Since you must make 120 monthly payments on your eligible federal student loans after October 1, 2007, before you qualify for the loan forgiveness, the first cancellations of loan balances will not be granted until October 2017.

Parking & Transit Benefits

Set aside pre-tax dollars to cover work-related commuting, including parking and public transit.

Insurance Coverage to Help You Live Life Well

NORC succeeds when our people do. Our comprehensive insurance benefits for eligible full-time staff are tailored to your needs. Your insurance benefits package includes premiere medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, voluntary life, voluntary critical illness and voluntary long term care plans.

Group Health/Dental/Vision

At NORC, you are covered with health and dental insurance from day one. New employees are immediately eligible for group health and/or dental insurance provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Vision insurance is available on the first of the month following date of hire and is provided through VSP. Health insurance options include Preferred Provider Option (PPO) and a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if employed in Chicago. Dental insurance options include a PPO Plan and a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if employed in Chicago.

Medical Travel Assistance Benefit

NORC’s Medical Travel Assistance Benefit provides employees with $1,000, annually, to cover the cost of medical travel that is at least 75 miles away from home. This insurance is company sponsored and requires no employee contribution.

Group Life

New employees are immediately eligible for group term life insurance coverage that is equal to two times their annual salary, rounded up to nearest thousand dollars, with a maximum benefit of $1,000,000. This insurance is company sponsored and requires no employee contribution.

Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

New employees are immediately eligible for group AD&D insurance for coverage equal to two times annual salary, rounded up to nearest thousand dollars, with a maximum benefit of $1,000,000. This insurance is company sponsored and requires no employee contribution.

Group Long-Term Disability

New employees are immediately eligible for group long-term disability insurance for coverage equal to 60% of monthly base salary after the 90th consecutive day of disability. The maximum monthly benefit is $15,000. This insurance is company sponsored and requires no employee contribution. Employees may opt to pay income taxes on the premium amount and thereby receive any future LTD benefits tax-free.

Group Short-Term Disability

Employees are immediately eligible for group short-term disability insurance for coverage equal to 100 percent of weekly base salary for weeks 1 through 8 and 70% for weeks 9 through 12 after the 7th consecutive day of disability. This insurance is company sponsored with no employee contribution.

Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and/or Dependent Care

Employees may set aside money from their pay up to an annual limit for the applicable calendar year, on a pre-tax basis, to cover medical expenses not covered by a group health plan for themselves or family members. Dependent Care is available to cover expenses relating to day care and after-school care for eligible dependents.

Voluntary Life

New employees are eligible to elect voluntary life insurance for themselves and eligible dependents, up to guaranteed issue amounts, without a statement of health.

Voluntary Critical Illness

New employees are eligible to elect voluntary critical illness for themselves and eligible dependents, up to guaranteed issue amounts, without a statement of health.

Long Term Care with Term Life Insurance

New employees are eligible to elect voluntary long-term care with term life insurance for themselves and spouse/domestic partner, up to guaranteed issue amounts, without a statement of health.

Invest in Your Future Financial Goals with our Retirement Programs

Control how your money is invested with our TIAA administered 403(b) retirement and supplemental retirement programs. Employees can select from a wide array of funds, meet with a financial counselor, and attend financial education webinars to support retirement goals.

Saving for retirement is an important choice to make for staff who are planning for life after their career. All full-time and part-time employees have the option to voluntarily contribute a pre or post tax percentage or flat dollar amount of their biweekly salary to their individual 403(b) supplemental retirement account.  

After 1,000 hours of service, staff members who are 21 years old and up become eligible to receive annual discretionary contributions to their retirement account paid for by NORC. Employees are not required to contribute to their individual retirement account to receive a contribution from NORC. Contributions are immediately vested (fully owned by the employee) and are deposited into individual retirement accounts.