DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-1022 Surveyors

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 51087$37.84/hr$0.81/hr$27.65/hr$32.39/hr$36.98/hr$43.31/hr$50.17/hr
Minnesota 900131$32.99/hr$1.25/hr$17.57/hr$24.89/hr$33.92/hr$40.34/hr$48.38/hr
U S 45,220859$33.00/hr$0.23/hr$17.54/hr$23.20/hr$30.81/hr$40.86/hr$50.93/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Surveyors
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services430$36.23/hr
Public Administration60$44.79/hr
Other Regional Data For Surveyors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 510 $36.98/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 80 $28.64/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 60 $32.67/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 50 $34.16/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 40 $34.68/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 30 $32.66/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 30 $28.35/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $31.82/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A $9.97/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Landscape Architects450$37.99/hrN/A
Surveying and Mapping Technicians390$27.79/hrN/A
Commercial and Industrial Designers370$32.79/hrN/A
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists310$32.75/hrN/A
Electrical and Electronics Drafters210$34.42/hrN/A
Conservation Scientists140$31.60/hrN/A
Tasks for Surveyors