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