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