How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Ax Survey Worker
  • Engineering Assistant
  • Land Surveying Survey Worker
  • Surveyor Instrument Assistant
  • Transit Worker
  • Transit Survey Worker

  • Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.
  • Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps and drawings.
  • Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
  • Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.
  • Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in surveying, plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.

  • Assist engineers or scientists with research.