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