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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”

Analyze survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.
Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
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.
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.
Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys or drafting maps.
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.
Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
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.
Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
Direct aerial surveys of specified geographical areas.
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.
Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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