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