| Land surveyors are basically concerned with land | | | | he should have done knowledge in geometry, |
| and water boundaries. Before constructing a | | | | trigonometry, industrial math, engineering |
| house or building, the land must be examined as | | | | mechanics and law for surveyors and technical |
| to whether it is suitable for construction purpose. | | | | surveying methodologies. A land surveyor must |
| Land surveyors have to work in office, but in | | | | have a professional license. Requirements vary |
| certain conditions they have to work on field. | | | | among states and jurisdictions, and many |
| They must be able to work in all situations. They | | | | surveyors obtain a license in several states. New |
| should also make sure that their equipments do | | | | surveyors should contact the state Department |
| not get damaged in rain or storm. Equipments | | | | of Licensing for specific requirements. Basic duties |
| that they should carry with them are computer | | | | of land surveyors include researching legal |
| aided design software, Global Positioning systems, | | | | boundaries of property in public records and other |
| digital cameras, laptops or personal digital | | | | documents, such as deeds, legal records and |
| assistants and metal detectors, to name a few. | | | | maps. To get a license a person should have a |
| Land surveyors work for government agencies, | | | | formal education in Bachelor of Science accredited |
| construction companies, architectural and | | | | by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and |
| engineering firms and utility services. Some major | | | | Technology. Some states provide license to |
| duties of land surveyors are Documentation | | | | people who have 8 to 12 years of surveying |
| research, Land Measurement, Boundary Disputes, | | | | experience. To get a license he/she should also |
| Determining Boundaries and Legal Documentation | | | | pass two exams. A new surveyor must first |
| A surveyor can find out property boundaries by | | | | complete the fundamentals of surveying exam |
| working on legal documents and on-site | | | | and then gain experience under the supervision of |
| measurement. He has to work outdoors most of | | | | a licensed surveyor before being eligible to take |
| the time and do lot of research work. Research | | | | the Principles and Practice of Surveying Exam. |
| can be done in libraries, government offices and | | | | They should be physically fit and walk long |
| on the computer. He should have certain qualities | | | | distances while carrying surveying equipment and |
| to become a land surveyor. To become a | | | | stand for long periods of time. In United States, |
| surveyor, he/she should have a bachelor’s | | | | salary of a land surveyor is somewhere $56,000, |
| degree in Surveying and Mapping or a degree in | | | | though this number varies based on location, |
| surveying technology. Those people who are | | | | company, experience and education. The middle |
| working in this field for several years without any | | | | 50 percent of U.S. land surveyors earns $46,250 |
| formal education may find it difficult to be hired | | | | to $62,712 annually. |
| by a different employer. Apart from the degree, | | | | |