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