Occupations/17-1022.00
Surveyors
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
45%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
65%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
69%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
- Mostly routine
Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Mostly routine
Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- 02Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- 03Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
- 04Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- 05Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
- 06Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.75
- Degree of automation2.35
- Time sitting3.10
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations2.90
- Hands-on objects/tools3.95
- Outdoors / weather4.45
- Disease exposure1.15
- Decision freedom4.00
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Mathematical Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Oral Comprehension3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.50
- Writing3.75
- Speaking3.62
- Mathematics4.00
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 18 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $61,064 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 15.11 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Surveying Engineering 14.3801 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $59,722 Bachelor's · CIP 14.38 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 15.11 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $6,000 | 100% | 37% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public | Surveying Engineering 14.3801 | $10,400 | 90% | 77% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Surveying Engineering 14.3801 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Master's · CIP 14.38 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 15.11 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | Surveying Technology/Surveying 15.1102 | $13,200 | 87% | 66% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 15.11 |
University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public | Surveying Engineering 14.3801 | $13,400 | 68% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |