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