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