Also called: Survey Rod Person, Survey Crew Member
Works on a survey crew measuring land with GPS, total stations and drones.
You hike through brush carrying a GPS rod while the crew chief calls out shots. You pound in wooden stakes marking where a new road will go, then fly a drone over a construction site to measure how much dirt was moved.
Approximate May 2024 figures.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training; associate in surveying helps you move up.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Surveying Technology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Approximate projection.
Medium risk for 10 years. Robotic total stations and drones let one person do a crew's work; field setup in rough terrain stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to land surveying firms for rod person or survey assistant jobs
Classes: Geometry, Trigonometry, Earth science, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3031.
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