Suggested Path
Bachelor
either a business or law degree
CAREER
Surveyors
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$68,540
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+0.9% (little or no change)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Surveyors Do
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.
Other Job Titles Surveyors May Have
City Surveyor, County Surveyor, Land Surveyor, Licensed Land Surveyor, Mine Surveyor, Professional Land Surveyor, Registered Land Surveyor, Staff Land Surveyor, State Surveyor, Surveyor
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
- Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Surveyors
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (47%)
High school diploma or equivalent
Some college, no degree
Bachelor's degree
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
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