How do they match: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

  • Engineering Assistant
  • Engineering Technician
  • Surveyor Instrument Assistant

  • Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.

  • Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans.
  • Conduct 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, such as GPS, and other surveying instruments.
  • Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.

  • Assist engineers or scientists with research.
  • Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.