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Overview
Surveying technicians support surveyors, architects and engineers by measuring land, recording survey data, preparing maps, drawings and calculations, and operating precise instruments.
In job descriptions, look for land surveys, GPS, GIS, technical drawings, topography, CAD, survey reports, instrument calibration, construction drawings and collected data processing.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Surveying technicians split time between field measurement and office processing. They support land surveys, construction drawings, topographic maps and calculations for surveyors, architects or civil engineers.
Skills and specializations
Core strengths include operating surveying instruments, calibrating precision equipment, recording survey data, using GIS or CAD, comparing computations and turning collected measurements into reports.
Salary context
Salary context depends on field responsibility, instrument complexity, construction or property boundary work, GIS processing, report ownership, travel to sites and independence in survey calculations.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior survey technician work, GIS mapping, CAD coordination, property boundary support, civil engineering technician roles or further study toward surveying responsibilities.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention GPS, total stations, topography, construction drawings, property boundaries, GIS data, CAD software, fieldwork, safety routines and who signs off survey reports.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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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: 3
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
17-1021.00
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
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSurveying and Mapping Technicians
17-3031.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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.
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Alternative labels
engineering technician
mapping technician
land survey technician
surveyor
survey technician
geomatics technician
archaeological field technician
survey party chief
survey CAD technician
instrument woman
agricultural global positioning system mapper
instrument man
topographic survey technician
land survey technologist
transport engineering technician
stereoplotter operator
Occupation group
Civil engineering technicians (3112)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/624986f9-21ef-4cdf-8cf6-8407a337ec2f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3112.10 |
| ISCO group | 3112 |
| Concept type | Occupation |