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Surveyors
Architecture and Engineering · SOC 17-1022
0.2% AI Exposure — Low
$75,440
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
4,000
Proj. Annual Openings
50,830
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.2%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure3.8%
Top Skills
1.Mathematics
2.Mathematics
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Active Listening
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: City Surveyor, County Surveyor, Land Surveyor, Licensed Land Surveyor, Mine Surveyor, Professional Land Surveyor
Representative Tasks
- •Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
- •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.
- •Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
- •Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Direct surveying activities.
- •Create maps.
- •Document technical design details.
- •Verify mathematical calculations.
- •Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Tools & Technologies
Autodesk AutoCAD · hotAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D · hotBentley MicroStation · hotESRI ArcGIS software · hotBentley Systems InRoads SuiteCadcorp desktop GISComputer aided design and drafting software CADDCrones & Associations Project Tracker ProGeographic information system GIS softwareGeographic information system GIS systems
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
4.5%
Avg AI Exposure
2
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.2% | 3.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 15% Bright |
| Median Salary | $75,440 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |