Surveyor
- Ideal for those who love precision and working outdoors in diverse environments.
- Shape the world by defining property boundaries and aiding in construction projects.
- Use advanced technology to map and measure the Earth's surface accurately.
💰 Earn $81K-$128K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- Prepare, or supervise preparation of, all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
- Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
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Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Thinking and problem solving
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
You value 🙏
- Having freedom
- Job security
- Personal relationships
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Surveyor
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