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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 770 | $53,230 | $25.59 | |
| Alaska | 250 | $91,900 | $44.18 | |
| Arizona | 790 | $64,450 | $30.99 | |
| Arkansas | 310 | $56,830 | $27.32 | |
| California | 3,990 | $98,670 | $47.44 | |
| Colorado | 1,750 | $68,190 | $32.78 | |
| Connecticut | 520 | $77,460 | $37.24 | |
| Delaware | 100 | $72,010 | $34.62 | |
| District of Columbia | $57,810 | $27.79 | ||
| Florida | 3,420 | $60,910 | $29.29 | |
| Georgia | 1,680 | $56,720 | $27.27 | |
| Hawaii | 300 | $59,440 | $28.58 | |
| Idaho | 360 | $67,430 | $32.42 | |
| Illinois | 1,210 | $69,560 | $33.44 | |
| Indiana | 770 | $64,610 | $31.06 | |
| Iowa | 350 | $68,690 | $33.02 | |
| Kansas | 550 | $60,820 | $29.24 | |
| Kentucky | 580 | $57,920 | $27.85 | |
| Louisiana | 1,030 | $62,380 | $29.99 | |
| Maine | 340 | $69,600 | $33.46 | |
| Maryland | 810 | $63,020 | $30.30 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,170 | $78,250 | $37.62 | |
| Michigan | 1,270 | $68,160 | $32.77 | |
| Minnesota | 1,090 | $66,550 | $32.00 | |
| Mississippi | 400 | $52,750 | $25.36 | |
| Missouri | 960 | $59,460 | $28.59 | |
| Montana | 330 | $61,960 | $29.79 | |
| Nebraska | 300 | $60,480 | $29.08 | |
| Nevada | 520 | $78,290 | $37.64 | |
| New Hampshire | 190 | $67,500 | $32.45 | |
| New Jersey | 840 | $81,470 | $39.17 | |
| New Mexico | 310 | $60,620 | $29.14 | |
| New York | 1,400 | $83,350 | $40.07 | |
| North Carolina | 1,020 | $78,890 | $37.93 | |
| North Dakota | 240 | $71,890 | $34.56 | |
| Ohio | 1,010 | $64,960 | $31.23 | |
| Oklahoma | 730 | $65,710 | $31.59 | |
| Oregon | 790 | $68,010 | $32.70 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,650 | $62,920 | $30.25 | |
| Rhode Island | 50 | $67,940 | $32.66 | |
| South Carolina | 1,030 | $50,190 | $24.13 | |
| South Dakota | 130 | $73,090 | $35.14 | |
| Tennessee | 740 | $56,990 | $27.40 | |
| Texas | 5,480 | $65,730 | $31.60 | |
| Utah | 1,020 | $67,740 | $32.57 | |
| Vermont | 100 | $64,660 | $31.09 | |
| Virginia | 1,530 | $63,040 | $30.31 | |
| Washington | 680 | $87,490 | $42.06 | |
| West Virginia | 610 | $64,260 | $30.89 | |
| Wisconsin | 660 | $68,770 | $33.06 | |
| Wyoming | 180 | $64,660 | $31.09 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the determination of the location, elevations, and alignment of natural and manmade topographic features. Includes instruction in property line location, surveying, surface measurement, aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry, remote sensing, satellite imagery, global positioning systems, computer applications, and photographic data processing.
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the delineation, determination, planning and positioning of land tracts, land and water boundaries, land contours and features; and the preparation of related maps, charts and reports. Includes instruction in applied geodesy, computer graphics, photointerpretation, plane and geodetic surveying, mensuration, traversing, survey equipment operation and maintenance, instrument calibration, and basic cartography.
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$68,880 per yearNational average salarySlowJob growth rate
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Bachelor's degreeTypical education requirement
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Internship/residencyTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as surveyors.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 3%
- College dropout 11%
- Associate’s degree 12%
- Bachelor’s degree 60%
- Master’s degree 10%
- Doctorate degree 3%
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