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Agricultural Careers Surveyor

Discover the world of agricultural surveying, where you will measure land features, locate boundaries, and prepare plots, maps, and reports. Work outdoors, analyze data, and use technical skills to operate GPS systems. Explore this rewarding career!

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Agricultural Careers Surveyor

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  1. Agricultural Careers Surveyor By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Trisha Rae Stephens Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005 START

  2. Job Duties & Responsibilities • Manage survey parties • Measure distances, directions and contours of land • Plan fieldwork for the survey team • Select survey points and locate important features of land • Research legal records, record results of surveys, and analyze data • Locate boundary lines • Prepare plots, maps and reports

  3. Qualities and Skills • Must be able to work outdoors for at least an 8 hour day • Should be able to withstand all types of weather and temperature • Good eyesight • Should be good drivers • Interest in geography and topography • Ability to work on a team • Computer and technical skills to operate a GPS system

  4. Salary Median annual earnings of surveyors were $39,970 in 2002. Median annual earnings of surveyors employed in architectural, engineering, and related services were $38,370 in 2002.

  5. Work Environment Major Federal Government employers are the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service (USFS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Most surveyors in State and local government work for highway departments, urban planning and redevelopment agencies. Construction firms, mining corporations, oil and gas extraction companies, and public utilities also employ surveyors and surveying technicians.

  6. Education needed to become a Land Surveyor Most people prepare for a career as a Professional Land Surveyor by combining postsecondary school courses in surveying with extensive on-the-job training. However, as technology advances, a 4-year college degree is becoming more important. About 25 universities now offer 4-year programs leading to a B.S. degree in surveying. Junior and community colleges, technical institutes and vocational schools offer 1, 2, and 3-year programs in both surveying and surveying technology.

  7. Career Resources The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Suite #406, 6 Montgomery Village Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Internet: http://www.acsm.net National Society of Professional Surveyors Suite #403, 6 Montgomery Village Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Internet: http://www.acsm.net/nsps American Association of Geodetic Surveying (AAGS) Suite #403, 6 Montgomery Village Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Internet: http://www.acsm.net/aags ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society 5410 Grosvenor Ln Suite 210 Bethesda, MD 20814-2160 Internet: http://www.asprs.org

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