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