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Surveying Technicians

SOC 17-3031.01

Adjust and operate surveying instruments, such as the theodolite and electronic distance-measuring equipment, and compile notes, make sketches and enter data into computers.

Zone 3 Architecture and Engineering

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Critical Thinking

3.6

Reading Comprehension

3.2

Active Listening

3.2

Mathematics

3.2

Writing

3.1

Speaking

3.1

Operation Monitoring

3.1

Judgment and Decision Making

3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

Mathematics

4.4

Computers and Electronics

4.0

Engineering and Technology

4.0

Building and Construction

3.8

Geography

3.7

Design

3.7

English Language

3.6

Law and Government

3.5

Key Tasks

1Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points.

2Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment.

3Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater, using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments.

4Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant information.

5Prepare topographic and contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.

Also Known As

Ax Survey Worker Chain Carrier Chainman Compass Operator Engineering Assistant Engineering Technician Field Crew Chief Field Survey Technician Geophysical Party Chief Instrument Man (I-Man)