Vocational Programs for Surveyors Career

The role of Surveyors is to make exact measurements and determine property boundaries.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $74,000 and $36 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Surveyors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 50,740 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Surveyors Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Surveyors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Surveyors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Surveying Engineering	12	$24,403	-	-	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	62	$19,411	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Surveyors Career

The following 30 occupations are related to Surveyors.

Related Occupations toSurveyors
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Construction Managers	329K	$116,960	$56
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Cost Estimators	221K	$79,520	$38
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	111K	$100,400	$48
Landscape Architects	20,370	$83,990	$40
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	12,330	$78,810	$38
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7,040	$105,460	$51
Architectural and Civil Drafters	111K	$65,000	$31
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	63,560	$63,770	$31
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	56,050	$54,090	$26
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Statistical Assistants	7,200	$53,900	$26
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40

Schools offering vocational programs for Surveyors

The following 72 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Surveyors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.