Surveyors
County Surveyor,
Land Surveyor,
Licensed Land Surveyor,
Surveyor
What they do: 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.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$76,540Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- 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.
Personality
Interests
Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.
Discover what your interests are by taking the Interest Profiler Quiz

Knowledge
People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.
Math and Science
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Geography
Engineering and Technology
Product and service development
Computers and electronics
Business
Customer service
Management
Arts and Humanities
English language

Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Math
Choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Verbal
Read and understand what is written
Communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
Use rules to solve problems
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Spatial
Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed

Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Using math to solve problems
Reading work related information
Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Work Values
Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.
Relationships
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Achievement
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Does this sound like something you'd like to do?
1. Do some research
- Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
- Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
- Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
- Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
- Connect with a career advisor or mentor
- Visit Idaho Launch
- Search for available Surveyors jobs on Idaho Works
Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop