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Overview
Mine surveyors prepare and maintain mine plans, surveying calculations, GIS reports and records of ore or mineral production for active mining sites.
In job descriptions, look for mine site data, thematic maps, surveying instruments, GIS issues, mining plans, underground safety hazards, mineral records and reporting to operations management.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Mine surveyors connect field measurements, mine plans and production records. The role supports extraction planning by keeping maps, site data and progress records usable for operations and management.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes GIS reports, thematic maps, surveying calculations, mine site data, mining plans, geological factors, mineral production records, surveying instruments and underground hazard awareness.
Salary context
Salary context depends on site complexity, underground exposure, data responsibility, planning authority, staff supervision, GIS and instrument use, reporting demands and how directly the role supports production decisions.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior mine surveyor, mine planning, GIS specialist work, production reporting, surveying lead, mining engineering support or coordination between geology, operations and management.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name mine plans, ore or mineral records, GIS, surveying instruments, thematic mapping, underground safety, land access, staff responsibility and reporting lines to operations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary 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 geographic information systems specialist, cartographer and cadastral technician.
Explore this activityMining of chemical and fertiliser minerals
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include hydrogeologist and geochemist.
Explore this activitySite preparation
Another possibility is this activity. Another occupation there is mine planning engineer.
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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Surveyors
17-1022.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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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.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy08.91Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals07Mining of metal ores43.12Site preparation08.99Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
land surveyor (2165.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/00ab29a3-6d4a-4df9-b46d-de31069e36e8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2165.4.2 |
| ISCO group | 2165 |
| Concept type | Occupation |