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Also called assessment technician, cad technician, cartographic technician and cartography technician.
$54,240
Median pay a year
58,010
People do this work
6
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Surveying and Mapping Technician
Summary
Surveying and mapping technician performing data collection and analysis for construction, mapmaking, and boundary location, utilizing GPS and other instruments to ensure accuracy and completeness of maps
Experience
Surveying and Mapping Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Positioned and held vertical rods for theodolite operators to measure angles, distances, and elevations
Checked all layers of maps for accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections
Produced and updated overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features
Operated and managed land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data and producing reports
Conducted surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures using GPS and other instruments
Compiled information necessary to stake projects for construction using engineering plans
Answered questions and provided information to the public regarding assessment maps, surveys, and property ownership
Skills
Core Skills
Gathering survey data, Surveying land or water, Creating maps, Calculating geographic positions, Monitoring compliance processes, Estimating project costs, Determining geographic coordinates, Evaluating designs and specifications, ESRI ArcGIS software, Geographic information system GIS systems
Checking & Planning
Surveying land or properties, Verifying mathematical calculations
Tools and software
Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, Microsoft Excel
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Positioned vertical rods for theodolite operatorsChecked map layers for accuracy and correctionsDeveloped information databases with geographic dataMonitored mapping work for accuracy and complianceProduced overlay maps showing topographic featuresCompiled information to stake construction projects
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Positioned vertical rods for theodolite operators to ensure precise measurements during surveying tasks
Developed information databases that included geographic data, enhancing data accessibility and accuracy
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Positioned vertical rods several times each day to ensure precise measurements during surveying tasks
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Several times each dayDaily for multiple projectsOften for various surveying tasks
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Developed information databases that included geographic data, enhancing data accessibility and accuracy
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Made data retrieval fasterImproved accuracy in mapping tasksStreamlined project planning processes
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Gathering survey data
Surveying land or water
Creating maps
Calculating geographic positions
Monitoring compliance processes
Estimating project costs
Surveying land or properties
Verifying mathematical calculations
Determining geographic coordinates
Evaluating designs and specifications
Developing software applications
Preparing maps
The work itself
What a Surveying and Mapping Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Surveying and Mapping Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$45,430
Median
$54,240
75th percentile
$66,700
About 58,010 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$66,470
$76,970
$88,930
AL
$36,930
$46,450
$59,740
AR
$39,150
$46,370
$58,590
AZ
$45,410
$54,080
$64,890
CA
$61,090
$78,110
$102,770
CO
$46,290
$57,890
$70,620
CT
$47,790
$58,900
$77,090
DE
$48,170
$57,130
$61,270
FL
$39,310
$48,040
$60,930
GA
$37,540
$48,810
$60,690
HI
$47,150
$55,580
$60,800
IA
$49,920
$58,950
$63,310
ID
$45,280
$52,630
$62,930
IL
$48,090
$57,470
$68,080
IN
$45,180
$56,440
$62,400
KS
$50,440
$50,900
$61,870
KY
$42,880
$46,050
$59,160
LA
$41,600
$49,440
$69,210
MA
$50,660
$58,730
$76,560
MD
$46,240
$61,600
$77,640
ME
$50,400
$56,470
$61,910
MI
$46,940
$50,340
$66,140
MN
$61,980
$73,190
$81,120
MO
$45,590
$51,700
$62,180
MS
$38,790
$47,320
$59,490
MT
$48,260
$60,330
$65,580
NC
$45,740
$53,160
$62,730
ND
$49,380
$60,870
$71,160
NE
$45,350
$48,080
$56,120
NH
$48,030
$57,290
$68,080
NJ
$51,590
$60,720
$77,260
NM
$45,760
$56,210
$68,480
NV
$46,980
$58,790
$78,920
NY
$47,170
$57,360
$65,060
OH
$48,170
$60,330
$72,760
OK
$38,820
$46,760
$57,780
OR
$47,390
$55,790
$63,100
PA
$46,350
$58,270
$70,260
PR
$28,810
$32,370
$42,390
RI
$52,200
$60,320
$84,240
SC
$38,860
$43,740
$55,960
SD
$47,270
$50,050
$60,020
TN
$45,330
$50,370
$61,090
TX
$39,080
$47,680
$63,840
UT
$47,190
$59,600
$69,550
VA
$46,670
$56,760
$73,830
VT
$51,110
$56,460
$69,630
WA
$53,830
$62,720
$76,070
WI
$51,400
$59,080
$65,450
WV
$38,390
$48,530
$59,070
WY
$52,000
$58,220
$71,660
Other names
Other names for this job
assessment technician, cad technician, cartographic technician, cartography technician, computer aided design technician, drafting technician, field map technician, field survey technician, field technician, geographic information systems mapping technician, geophysical prospecting surveying technician, gis mapping technician.
This page is about the occupation Surveying and Mapping Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.