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