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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 Coordinator
- Site Surveyor
- Registered Public Surveyor
- Registered Land Surveyor
- Registered (Public) Surveyor
- Railroad Surveyor
- Project Surveyor
- Professional 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 “Survey Engineer”
- 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.
- Determine specifications for photographic equipment to be used for aerial photography, as well as altitudes from which to photograph terrain.
- Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
- Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
- Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
- 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.
- Develop criteria for the design and modification of survey instruments.
- Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
- Direct aerial surveys of specified geographical areas.
- Train assistants and helpers, and direct their work in such activities as performing surveys or drafting maps.
- 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.
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
- Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
- 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.
- Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Tribrachs
- Long range reflectorless total stations
- Laser plumb bobs
- Tracking lasers
- Robotic tripods
- Robotic total stations
- Abney levels
- Line lasers
- Clinometers
- Visible beam lasers
- Side scan sonars
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Prismless total stations
- Integrated global positioning systems GPS
- Road measuring wheels
- Hand levels
- Philadelphia rods
- Digital measuring poles
- Laser scanners
- San Francisco rods
- Machetes
- Telescopic viewers
- Two way radios
- Handheld measuring lasers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Rotary lasers
- Double right-angle prisms
- Rod levels
- Direct elevation rods
- Dot lasers
- Prism poles
- Digital laser rangefinders
- Curvimeters
- Elevator tripods
- Distance meters
- Measuring rods
- Reflectorless total stations
- Transit levels
- Measuring tapes
- Stereoscopes
- Automatic slope lasers
- Altimeters
- Right-angle prisms
- Geological compasses
- Single-beam echo sounders
- Pocket transits
- Electronic digital levels
- Tripods
- Single-beam transducers
- Automatic levels
- Mechanical theodolites
- Planimeters
- Surveyors leveling rods
- Invisible beam lasers
- Gammon reels
- Total stations
- Laptop computers
- Plumb bobs
- Magnetic locators
- Electronic digital theodolites
- Depth gauge tapes
- Barometers
- Sharetech Tabs Plus
- Carlson Survey
- CMT Incorporated CogoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Land Desktop
- Bentley GeoPak Bridge
- Geodetic software
- MicroSurvey FieldGenius
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- CloudWorks
- MicroSurveyCAD
- Surface modeling software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Survey software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
- Drafting software
- Topographic database software
- Sokkia G2
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Crones & Associations Project Tracker Pro
- Carlson SurvCE
- HYPACK HYSWEEP
- PC-Mapper software
- Latitude software
- Project data integration software
- Carlson SurvCADD
- Data transfer software
- Sokkia Imap
- Data logging software
- Cadcorp desktop GIS
- ESRI ArcView
- Bentley MicroStation
- Trimble Terramodel
- HYPACK MAX
- Sokkia Spectrum Survey Suite
- Internet browser software
- Spreadsheet software
- Cyclone
- Trimble HydroPro
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
- CE Surveyor III
- Geocomp Systems GeoNav
- Project analysis and costing software