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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”.

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Tasks for “Licensed Surveyor”

Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
Determine specifications for photographic equipment to be used for aerial photography, as well as altitudes from which to photograph terrain.
Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
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.
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.
Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
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.
Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
Develop criteria for the design and modification of survey instruments.
Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
Conduct research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation and electronic data processing.
Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
Direct aerial surveys of specified geographical areas.

Related Technology & Tools

Distance meters
Abney levels
Laser plumb bobs
Rotary lasers
Measuring rods
Clinometers
Measuring tapes
Barometers
Long range reflectorless total stations
Side scan sonars
Geological compasses
Planimeters
Automatic levels
Altimeters
Line lasers
Road measuring wheels
Electronic digital theodolites
Laser scanners
San Francisco rods
Gammon reels
Pocket personal computers PC
Electronic digital levels
Invisible beam lasers
Single-beam echo sounders
Philadelphia rods
Two way radios
Reflectorless total stations
Handheld measuring lasers
Transit levels
Depth gauge tapes
Stereoscopes
Rod levels
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Tribrachs
Robotic tripods
Surveyors leveling rods
Tracking lasers
Digital measuring poles
Tripods
Digital laser rangefinders
Robotic total stations
Integrated global positioning systems GPS
Curvimeters
Pocket transits
Telescopic viewers
Prismless total stations
Laptop computers
Direct elevation rods
Right-angle prisms
Elevator tripods
Automatic slope lasers
Prism poles
Magnetic locators
Visible beam lasers
Plumb bobs
Dot lasers
Single-beam transducers
Mechanical theodolites
Machetes
Hand levels
Total stations
Double right-angle prisms

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