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Overview
Soil surveying technicians collect, test and interpret soil data through field surveys, laboratory tests, surveying instruments and software used to classify soil types and properties.
In job descriptions, look for soil samples, field work, surveying equipment, laboratory safety, soil mechanics, geology, survey reports, calculations and environmental compliance.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Soil surveying work combines field measurements, sample collection, laboratory tests and data interpretation. The role classifies soil types and properties using surveying instruments, soil science, geology and calculation tools.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include adjusting surveying equipment, collecting soil samples, laboratory safety, soil mechanics, report writing and environmental compliance. Some roles add land surveys, geotechnical structures, mapping or conservation advice.
Salary context
Pay expectations depend on field autonomy, laboratory responsibility, geotechnical complexity, report ownership, travel to survey sites and whether the role supports construction, research or environmental assessment.
Career paths
Career paths can move from sample collection and instrument operation toward senior surveying, geotechnical monitoring, laboratory coordination, environmental field work, civil engineering support or specialist soil analysis.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names field sites, sample methods, instruments, laboratory tests, calculations and report audience. Clear adverts separate soil surveying from general geology or broad land surveying.
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.
Technical testing and analysis
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include material testing technician, food analyst and radiation protection technician.
Explore this activitySite preparation
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is surveying technician.
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
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETGeological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-4043.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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.
71.2Technical testing and analysis43.12Site preparation
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Chemical and physical science technicians (3111)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/84cb6e91-ce11-409e-9306-23c9698631af |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3111.14 |
| ISCO group | 3111 |
| Concept type | Occupation |