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