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Job Description
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-1022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 63,480.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 30.00
- Currently, there are 43,340 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Surveyors”.
Also Known As…
- Surveyors
- Surveyor
- Survey Party Chief
- Professional Land Surveyor
- Mine Surveyor
- Licensed Land Surveyor
- Land Surveyor
- Geodesist
- Engineering Technician
- Engineer
- County Surveyor
- Topographical Surveyor
- Survey Superintendent
- Survey Project Manager
- Survey Manager
- Survey Engineer
- Survey Coordinator
- Site Surveyor
- Registered Public Surveyor
- Registered Land Surveyor
- Registered (Public) Surveyor
- Railroad Surveyor
- Project Surveyor
- Professional Surveyor
- Port Surveyor
- Photogrammetry Flight Operations Director
- Photogrammetric Engineer
- Mineral Surveyor
- Licensed Surveyor
- Land Surveyor Manager
- Land Measurer
- Land Examiner
- Geophysical Prospecting Surveyor
- Geodetic Surveyor
Tasks for “City Surveyor”
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- Analyze survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.
- Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
- Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
- Conduct research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation and electronic data processing.
- Determine specifications for photographic equipment to be used for aerial photography, as well as altitudes from which to photograph terrain.
- Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
- Coordinate findings with the work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with projects.
- Develop criteria for the design and modification of survey instruments.
- Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
- Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
- Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
- Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys or drafting maps.
- Direct aerial surveys of specified geographical areas.
- Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
- Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
- Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
- Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
- Locate and mark sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities such as efforts to locate petroleum or other mineral products.
- Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
- Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
Related Technology & Tools
- Telescopic viewers
- Curvimeters
- Stereoscopes
- Electronic digital theodolites
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Tracking lasers
- Measuring rods
- Robotic total stations
- Geological compasses
- Side scan sonars
- Elevator tripods
- Integrated global positioning systems GPS
- Mechanical theodolites
- Total stations
- Laser scanners
- Clinometers
- Planimeters
- Long range reflectorless total stations
- Gammon reels
- Right-angle prisms
- Prismless total stations
- Visible beam lasers
- Tribrachs
- Line lasers
- Handheld measuring lasers
- Abney levels
- Dot lasers
- Automatic slope lasers
- Pocket transits
- Transit levels
- Digital laser rangefinders
- Altimeters
- Laser plumb bobs
- San Francisco rods
- Depth gauge tapes
- Magnetic locators
- Invisible beam lasers
- Tripods
- Plumb bobs
- Direct elevation rods
- Measuring tapes
- Prism poles
- Robotic tripods
- Reflectorless total stations
- Philadelphia rods
- Rod levels
- Rotary lasers
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Distance meters
- Electronic digital levels
- Digital measuring poles
- Barometers
- Road measuring wheels
- Automatic levels
- Laptop computers
- Double right-angle prisms
- Single-beam transducers
- Single-beam echo sounders
- Two way radios
- Hand levels
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Machetes
- MicroSurveyCAD
- CloudWorks
- Data logging software
- Microsoft Word
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Cyclone
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Bentley MicroStation
- Drafting software
- Carlson Survey
- Geocomp Systems GeoNav
- HYPACK HYSWEEP
- Survey software
- CE Surveyor III
- MicroSurvey FieldGenius
- HYPACK MAX
- Sokkia Spectrum Survey Suite
- Microsoft Office
- NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
- Spreadsheet software
- Sokkia G2
- Carlson SurvCE
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Geodetic software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Land Desktop
- CMT Incorporated CogoCAD
- Sokkia Imap
- PC-Mapper software
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Cadcorp desktop GIS
- Trimble HydroPro
- Trimble Terramodel
- Project analysis and costing software
- Data transfer software
- Sharetech Tabs Plus
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Project data integration software
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcView
- Topographic database software
- Internet browser software
- Surface modeling software
- Latitude software
- Crones & Associations Project Tracker Pro
- Global positioning system GPS software