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
Northeast Minnesota 8024$29.10/hr$1.28/hr$20.39/hr$22.66/hr$28.64/hr$35.64/hr$39.43/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 Services30$25.06/hr
Public Administration20$29.74/hr
Other Regional Data For Surveyors
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 510 $36.98/hr 6.9%
Northwest Minnesota 150 $23.00/hr 9.2%
Northeast Minnesota 80 $28.64/hr 3.5%
Central Minnesota 70 $33.13/hr 14.5%
Southeast Minnesota 30 $28.35/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A $9.97/hr 4.2%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Conservation Scientists120$35.33/hr3.2%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians50$23.52/hr5.6%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists40$29.48/hr9.5%
Landscape ArchitectsN/AN/A-3.7%
Electrical and Electronics DraftersN/AN/A-7.7%
Commercial and Industrial DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Surveyors