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CAREER
Geodetic Surveyors
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$65,590
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+1.6% (little or no change)
Most Common Level of Education
Bachelor's degree
Career
What Geodetic Surveyors Do
Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.
Other Job Titles Geodetic Surveyors May Have
Geodesist, Geodetic Advisor, Geodetic Survey Director, Geodetic Surveyor, Licensed Land Surveyor, Regional Geodetic Advisor
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Calculate the exact horizontal and vertical position of points on the Earth's surface.
- Maintain databases of geodetic and related information, including coordinate, descriptive, or quality assurance data.
- Verify the mathematical correctness of newly collected survey data.
- Conduct surveys to determine exact positions, measurement of points, elevations, lines, areas, volumes, contours, or other features of land surfaces.
- Compute horizontal and vertical coordinates of control networks, using direct leveling or other geodetic survey techniques, such as triangulation, trilateration, and traversing, to establish features of the Earth's surface.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Geodetic Surveyors
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (63%)
Some college, no degree
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Other*
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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