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Overview
Hydrographic surveyors use specialised equipment to measure and map marine or water environments and collect scientific data about underwater topography and morphology.
In job descriptions, look for survey data, mapping data, GIS, cartography, hydrology, oceanography, topography, survey reports, geological data and field documentation.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Hydrographic surveyor work combines field measurement on water, specialised survey equipment and careful processing of mapping data. The result supports charts, seabed models, water projects or scientific analysis.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes geomatics, surveying methods, GIS, cartography, hydrology, oceanography, topography, geological data, survey reports, databases and documentation of survey operations.
Salary context
Pay context is shaped by field time, vessel or offshore work, equipment complexity, data-processing responsibility, report ownership, project risk, travel, and the precision required for hydrographic mapping.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior survey planning, GIS data management, marine geoscience, project leadership, quality control of survey data or specialist hydrographic equipment roles.
Good to know
Check the water environment, survey equipment, GIS tools, reporting duties, field rotation, data-processing workflow and whether the role focuses on collection, mapping, analysis or project coordination.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include cadastral technician, geographic information systems specialist and cartographer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
17-3031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSurveyors
17-1022.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
Alternative labels
Occupation group
land surveyor (2165.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/439c52ae-23ce-4d1e-bea1-bac135497977 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2165.4.1 |
| ISCO group | 2165 |
| Concept type | Occupation |