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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 “Project Surveyor”

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.
Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
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.
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.
Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys or drafting maps.
Locate and mark sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities such as efforts to locate petroleum or other mineral products.
Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
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.
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).
Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
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.
Conduct research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation and electronic data processing.
Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
Analyze survey objectives and specifications to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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