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Surveying and Mapping Technician Workplace Records
Surveying and mapping technicians may collect field information and turn it into mapped records under another professional’s direction. A workplace concern should identify which stage you handled and the references supplied. Keep the employment account separate from a conclusion about a legal boundary, property interest or survey’s accuracy.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assignment stages
List field collection and mapping duties separately, identifying supervision and approval roles.
Reference changes
Record which reference changed and when you requested clarification about the effect.
Evidence boundary
Describe relevant survey records without taking private property documents or sensitive coordinates.
Start with the work you actually do
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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Surveying and Mapping Technicians (17-3031.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Set out and recover stakes, marks, or other monumentation.Source task 22131 · updated 08/2026
- Search for section corners, property irons, or survey points.Source task 22130 · updated 08/2026
- Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.Source task 22115 · updated 08/2026
- Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps and drawings.Source task 22125 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Surveying and Mapping Technicians (SOC 17-3031). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.76 | $22.33 | $28.72 | $46,450 |
| Alaska | $31.96 | $37.01 | $42.75 | $76,970 |
| Arizona | $21.83 | $26.00 | $31.20 | $54,080 |
| Arkansas | $18.82 | $22.29 | $28.17 | $46,370 |
| Connecticut | $22.98 | $28.32 | $37.06 | $58,900 |
| Delaware | $23.16 | $27.47 | $29.46 | $57,130 |
| Florida | $18.90 | $23.10 | $29.30 | $48,040 |
| Georgia | $18.05 | $23.46 | $29.18 | $48,810 |
| Hawaii | $22.67 | $26.72 | $29.23 | $55,580 |
| Idaho | $21.77 | $25.30 | $30.25 | $52,630 |
| Indiana | $21.72 | $27.13 | $30.00 | $56,440 |
| Iowa | $24.00 | $28.34 | $30.44 | $58,950 |
| Kansas | $24.25 | $24.47 | $29.75 | $50,900 |
| Kentucky | $20.62 | $22.14 | $28.44 | $46,050 |
| Louisiana | $20.00 | $23.77 | $33.28 | $49,440 |
| Maine | $24.23 | $27.15 | $29.77 | $56,470 |
| Michigan | $22.57 | $24.20 | $31.80 | $50,340 |
| Minnesota | $29.80 | $35.19 | $39.00 | $73,190 |
| Mississippi | $18.65 | $22.75 | $28.60 | $47,320 |
| Missouri | $21.92 | $24.86 | $29.90 | $51,700 |
| Montana | $23.20 | $29.00 | $31.53 | $60,330 |
| Nebraska | $21.80 | $23.11 | $26.98 | $48,080 |
| New Hampshire | $23.09 | $27.55 | $32.73 | $57,290 |
| New Mexico | $22.00 | $27.02 | $32.92 | $56,210 |
| New York | $22.68 | $27.58 | $31.28 | $57,360 |
| North Carolina | $21.99 | $25.56 | $30.16 | $53,160 |
| North Dakota | $23.74 | $29.26 | $34.21 | $60,870 |
| Ohio | $23.16 | $29.01 | $34.98 | $60,330 |
| Oklahoma | $18.66 | $22.48 | $27.78 | $46,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $22.28 | $28.02 | $33.78 | $58,270 |
| Rhode Island | $25.10 | $29.00 | $40.50 | $60,320 |
| South Dakota | $22.73 | $24.06 | $28.86 | $50,050 |
| Tennessee | $21.79 | $24.22 | $29.37 | $50,370 |
| Texas | $18.79 | $22.93 | $30.69 | $47,680 |
| Utah | $22.69 | $28.66 | $33.44 | $59,600 |
| Vermont | $24.57 | $27.14 | $33.48 | $56,460 |
| Virginia | $22.44 | $27.29 | $35.50 | $56,760 |
| West Virginia | $18.46 | $23.33 | $28.40 | $48,530 |
| Wisconsin | $24.71 | $28.40 | $31.47 | $59,080 |
| Wyoming | $25.00 | $27.99 | $34.45 | $58,220 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Identify field and reference responsibility
Record the general assignment, reference version and supervising role. Note a changed instruction about points, marks or mapping inputs. Distinguish a measurement you collected from information imported or approved by another person, and record any question raised about inconsistent references.
Explain field access and processing work
List travel to assigned sites, field collection, calculation and data-entry work relevant to your own schedule. Note weather or access restrictions and the instruction that followed. Use your personal time records rather than assuming GPS timestamps show all work or which worker performed it.
Keep location records controlled
Do not copy private deeds, detailed coordinates, client maps or restricted site imagery into personal storage. Identify relevant data types and dates for review. Do not move monuments or revisit land without authorization to recreate evidence; retain your own employment messages and response instead.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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