Occupation Profile for Surveyors

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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.

 
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Overview

$48,290.00 Median Annual Wage 3,000 Average Job Openings Per Year
2.4 Average Unemployment Percentage 0.0 Percentage That Completed High School
60,000 Employment Numbers in 2006 17.8 Percentage That Had Some College
74,000 Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) 81.6 Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree

Sample Job Titles

City Surveyor
County Surveyor
Director, Photogrammetry Flight Operations
Engineer
Engineer, Survey
Engineering Technician
GIS Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Specialist)
GIS Technician (Geographic Information Systems Technician)
Geodesist
Geodetic Surveyor
Geophysical Prospecting Surveyor
Land Examiner
Land Measurer
Land Surveyor
Licensed Land Surveyor
Manager, Land Surveyor
Mine Surveyor
Mineral Surveyor
Photogrammetric Engineer
Port Surveyor
Professional Land Surveyor
Railroad Surveyor
Registered Land Surveyor
Registered Public Surveyor
Survey Coordinator
Survey Party Chief
Survey Project Manager
Survey Superintendent
Surveyor
Surveyor, Geodetic
Surveyor, Geophysical Prospecting
Surveyor, Mine
Surveyor, Professional
Surveyor, Registered (Public)
Topographical Surveyor


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Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)