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Surveyor Workplace Records Guide
Surveyors may gather measurements, check calculations and prepare descriptions through separate field and office stages. A workplace account should identify your assigned scope and the version under review without making an independent claim about a property boundary.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Scope boundary
List the field and office tasks assigned to you and any later additions.
Access limitation
Record when a site or reference-information restriction was reported and how it changed the work plan.
Certification role
Separate your measurements or drafting from the person responsible for final review and certification.
Start with the work you actually do
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Surveyors (17-1022.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.Source task 3530 · updated 08/2023
- Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.Source task 3528 · updated 08/2023
- Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.Source task 3534 · updated 08/2023
- Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.Source task 3529 · updated 08/2023
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Surveyors (SOC 17-1022). 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 | $24.37 | $32.13 | $41.74 | $66,840 |
| Alaska | $38.97 | $47.86 | $60.76 | $99,550 |
| Arizona | $28.55 | $37.26 | $45.54 | $77,490 |
| Arkansas | $20.51 | $24.91 | $31.32 | $51,800 |
| Connecticut | $34.08 | $36.89 | $45.94 | $76,730 |
| Delaware | $35.57 | $39.85 | $47.87 | $82,890 |
| Florida | $27.82 | $31.48 | $45.45 | $65,480 |
| Georgia | $23.37 | $27.94 | $37.69 | $58,100 |
| Hawaii | $29.34 | $39.52 | $46.42 | $82,200 |
| Idaho | $29.24 | $35.55 | $46.32 | $73,940 |
| Indiana | $29.36 | $38.71 | $48.52 | $80,510 |
| Iowa | $32.97 | $37.06 | $49.14 | $77,090 |
| Kansas | $30.39 | $36.47 | $45.80 | $75,860 |
| Kentucky | $23.70 | $34.54 | $37.83 | $71,840 |
| Louisiana | $23.40 | $30.36 | $43.87 | $63,140 |
| Maine | $29.56 | $40.00 | $56.74 | $83,200 |
| Michigan | $29.39 | $34.65 | $37.86 | $72,080 |
| Minnesota | $32.30 | $40.20 | $48.14 | $83,620 |
| Mississippi | $22.64 | $28.23 | $37.46 | $58,720 |
| Missouri | $23.78 | $29.86 | $37.32 | $62,110 |
| Montana | $34.48 | $40.68 | $50.39 | $84,610 |
| Nebraska | $28.61 | $32.71 | $38.51 | $68,050 |
| New Hampshire | $28.93 | $31.31 | $38.70 | $65,130 |
| New Mexico | $25.83 | $35.69 | $44.94 | $74,230 |
| New York | $30.58 | $37.92 | $49.78 | $78,870 |
| North Carolina | $27.76 | $36.64 | $48.50 | $76,210 |
| North Dakota | $35.91 | $38.15 | $52.53 | $79,360 |
| Ohio | $27.54 | $33.95 | $43.78 | $70,620 |
| Oklahoma | $23.48 | $29.47 | $41.16 | $61,300 |
| Pennsylvania | $29.15 | $36.51 | $45.06 | $75,950 |
| Rhode Island | $25.72 | $30.13 | $38.14 | $62,670 |
| South Dakota | $33.12 | $37.11 | $48.36 | $77,190 |
| Tennessee | $28.09 | $36.70 | $44.52 | $76,340 |
| Texas | $23.88 | $29.40 | $39.00 | $61,150 |
| Utah | $28.26 | $35.21 | $45.46 | $73,230 |
| Vermont | $28.69 | $36.75 | $38.75 | $76,450 |
| Virginia | $28.78 | $34.17 | $45.35 | $71,070 |
| West Virginia | $23.72 | $29.58 | $38.53 | $61,520 |
| Wisconsin | $31.52 | $38.30 | $46.49 | $79,650 |
| Wyoming | $36.87 | $39.06 | $49.04 | $81,250 |
“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.
Establish the survey assignment
Record the project type, general work area and deliverables assigned to you. Note unavailable access, reference material or equipment reported before fieldwork. Keep a later expansion of scope separate from the original measurement task.
Trace checks and revisions
Describe when field information was submitted, who checked it and what revision was requested. Distinguish a measurement correction from a changed client instruction or additional investigation. Record who had authority to certify the finished work.
Protect property and project information
Do not remove confidential deeds, client maps, field databases or restricted coordinates. Use your own schedule and permitted employment messages. Identify the relevant survey version and custodian so an authorized reviewer can locate it.
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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