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