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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 “Railroad Surveyor”

Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
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.
Survey bodies of water to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
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.
Develop criteria for the design and modification of survey instruments.
Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
Determine specifications for photographic equipment to be used for aerial photography, as well as altitudes from which to photograph terrain.
Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys or drafting maps.
Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
Record the results of surveys including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
Coordinate findings with the work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with projects.
Conduct research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation and electronic data processing.
Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
Direct aerial surveys of specified geographical areas.
Adjust surveying instruments to maintain their accuracy.
Locate and mark sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities such as efforts to locate petroleum or other mineral products.

Related Technology & Tools

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