DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 2 - Headwaters	30	11	$31.31/hr	$2.61/hr	$21.31/hr	$23.06/hr	$32.66/hr	$38.65/hr	$41.69/hr
Minnesota	900	131	$32.99/hr	$1.25/hr	$17.57/hr	$24.89/hr	$33.92/hr	$40.34/hr	$48.38/hr
U S	45,220	859	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Professional and Business Services 10 $23.26/hr

Other Regional Data For Surveyors Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median 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 10 - Southeast 30 $28.35/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 30 $32.66/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $31.82/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A 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

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	20	$29.17/hr	N/A
Conservation Scientists	20	$34.69/hr	N/A
Commercial and Industrial Designers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Landscape Architects	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Plans ground surveys designed to establish base lines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
• Determines photographic equipment to be used, altitude from which to photograph terrain, and directs aerial surveys of specified geographical area.
• Surveys water bodies to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
• Analyzes survey objectives and specifications, utilizing knowledge of survey uses.
• Prepares survey proposal or directs one or more phases of survey proposal preparation.
• Drafts or directs others to draft maps of survey data.
• Determines appropriate and economical methods and procedures for establishing survey control.
• Coordinates findings with work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with project.
• Computes data necessary for driving and connecting underground passages, underground storage, and volume of underground deposits.
• Keeps accurate notes, records, and sketches to describe and certify work performed.
• Takes instrument readings of sun or stars and calculates longitude and latitude to determine specific area location.
• Studies weight, shape, size, and mass of earth, and variations in earth's gravitational field, using astronomic observations and complex computation.
• Estimates cost of survey.
• Locates and marks sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities, such as locating petroleum or mineral products.
• Conducts research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation, electronic data processing, and flight and control planning.
• Computes geodetic measurements and interprets survey data to determine position, shape, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Prepares charts and tables and makes precise determinations of elevations and records other characteristics of terrain.
• Establishes fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.