Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

17-1022 Surveyors

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.

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National estimates for Surveyors
Industry profile for Surveyors
Geographic profile for Surveyors

National estimates for Surveyors:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Surveyors:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
46,390	2.8 %	$ 33.12	$ 68,880	1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Surveyors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.96	$ 22.93	$ 29.62	$ 38.27	$ 48.68
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,360	$ 47,690	$ 61,600	$ 79,600	$ 101,240

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Industry profile for Surveyors:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Surveyors are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Surveyors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Surveyors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	34,040	2.25	$ 32.65	$ 67,900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,530	0.05	$ 35.42	$ 73,680
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,500	0.07	$ 42.06	$ 87,480
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	860	0.24	$ 35.21	$ 73,240
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	720	0.05	$ 33.86	$ 70,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Surveyors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	34,040	2.25	$ 32.65	$ 67,900
Metal Ore Mining	260	0.64	$ 34.03	$ 70,780
Natural Gas Distribution	390	0.36	$ 37.81	$ 78,650
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	860	0.24	$ 35.21	$ 73,240
Coal Mining	80	0.21	$ 33.20	$ 69,060

Top paying industries for Surveyors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	440	0.02	$ 44.98	$ 93,560
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,500	0.07	$ 42.06	$ 87,480
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	430	0.11	$ 40.60	$ 84,460
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	310	0.03	$ 38.34	$ 79,750
Management of Companies and Enterprises	260	0.01	$ 38.08	$ 79,210

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Geographic profile for Surveyors:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Surveyors are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Surveyors, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Surveyors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	5,480	0.45	1.36	$ 31.60	$ 65,730
California	3,990	0.24	0.73	$ 47.44	$ 98,670
Florida	3,420	0.40	1.21	$ 29.29	$ 60,910
Colorado	1,750	0.67	2.02	$ 32.78	$ 68,190
Georgia	1,680	0.38	1.17	$ 27.27	$ 56,720

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surveyors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	610	0.93	2.82	$ 30.89	$ 64,260
Alaska	250	0.83	2.53	$ 44.18	$ 91,900
Montana	330	0.70	2.13	$ 29.79	$ 61,960
Wyoming	180	0.68	2.07	$ 31.09	$ 64,660
Colorado	1,750	0.67	2.02	$ 32.78	$ 68,190

Top paying states for Surveyors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	3,990	0.24	0.73	$ 47.44	$ 98,670
Alaska	250	0.83	2.53	$ 44.18	$ 91,900
Washington	680	0.21	0.64	$ 42.06	$ 87,490
New York	1,400	0.16	0.49	$ 40.07	$ 83,350
New Jersey	840	0.22	0.66	$ 39.17	$ 81,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Surveyors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,680	0.58	1.76	$ 32.50	$ 67,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,370	0.38	1.16	$ 32.13	$ 66,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,300	0.15	0.46	$ 42.96	$ 89,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,250	0.48	1.47	$ 27.01	$ 56,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,050	0.36	1.09	$ 33.16	$ 68,960
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1,050	0.72	2.18	$ 33.84	$ 70,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	950	0.17	0.50	$ 47.41	$ 98,610
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	910	0.35	1.07	$ 38.77	$ 80,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	830	0.34	1.02	$ 30.23	$ 62,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	810	0.19	0.58	$ 33.79	$ 70,280

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surveyors:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Charleston, WV	110	1.15	3.50	$ 28.48	$ 59,240
Yuba City, CA	50	1.11	3.38	(8)	(8)
Fairbanks, AK	40	1.05	3.19	$ 41.24	$ 85,780
Midland, TX	100	1.03	3.12	$ 36.15	$ 75,180
Anchorage, AK	170	1.02	3.10	$ 45.04	$ 93,690
Bismarck, ND	70	1.00	3.03	$ 33.47	$ 69,610
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	70	0.91	2.77	$ 23.23	$ 48,310
Tyler, TX	90	0.86	2.62	$ 26.20	$ 54,500
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	70	0.85	2.57	$ 30.55	$ 63,540
Salt Lake City, UT	620	0.83	2.53	$ 33.68	$ 70,040