Job Description

Land Surveyors measure and map the Earth's surface, establish boundaries and write physical descriptions for deeds and legal documents.

Necessary Education

High School Diploma and extensive on-the-job training

Helpful High School Courses

Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Drafting, Computer Science

Working Conditions

• Works a great deal of time outdoors
• Works an 8-hour day, 5 days a week
• May need to stand for long periods and walk considerable distances
• Work may be active and strenuous

Salary Range

• 2003, Delaware average annual salary, $35,260
• 2003, Delaware average hourly wage, $16.95

• Survey technician - High School Diploma and training
• Senior survey technician - Bachelor’s Degree in forestry or civil engineering
• Survey team chief - Bachelor’s Degree in forestry or civil engineering
• Licensed surveyor - Bachelor’s Degree in forestry or civil engineering

Personal Qualities and Interests

      You are:

• Physically fit
• Detail-oriented
• Able to work as part of a team
• Happy doing advanced mathematics
• Able to visualize objects, distances, sizes and abstract forms and have good eyesight, coordination and hearing

Did you know?

• The best opportunities for land surveyors are for people who have a Bachelor’s Degree and strong technological skills.
• All 50 states license land surveyors.

Additional Information

• Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco

  
  

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