Also called: Licensed Surveyor
Measures land precisely to set property lines and guide construction.
Hikes a rural property with GPS and a total station to find old boundary markers, then draws the official survey plat.
BLS May 2024 (approx).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in surveying or geomatics plus state license (PLS).
Ways in: 4-year college, Apprenticeship, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geomatics, Surveying, Civil Engineering.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34 (approx).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. GPS, drones and lidar automate measuring and shrink crews; licensed boundary judgment and legal sign-off stay human.
Classes: Geometry and Trigonometry, Physics, Drafting or CAD class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1022.
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