Surveyors
SOC Code: 17-1022
Surveyorss direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 79.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics.
AI-Proof Score: 79.6 — High
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Median Salary
$72,740
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Job Growth
4.4%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Mathematics
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Critical Thinking
- •Active Learning
- •Writing
Common 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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation