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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 45,310 |
1.9 % |
$31.94 |
$66,440 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.90 |
$22.40 |
$30.09 |
$39.49 |
$49.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,160 |
$46,590 |
$62,580 |
$82,140 |
$102,220 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
33,050 |
2.28 |
$31.37 |
$65,240 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,660 |
0.05 |
$32.72 |
$68,060 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,560 |
0.07 |
$38.70 |
$80,500 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,050 |
0.31 |
$31.49 |
$65,510 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
680 |
0.08 |
$33.15 |
$68,940 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,390 |
0.36 |
1.16 |
$28.84 |
$59,980 |
| California |
4,260 |
0.25 |
0.80 |
$43.75 |
$91,010 |
| Florida |
3,640 |
0.42 |
1.35 |
$27.85 |
$57,930 |
| New York |
1,800 |
0.19 |
0.61 |
$37.34 |
$77,660 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,590 |
0.27 |
0.87 |
$30.00 |
$62,400 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
340 |
1.09 |
3.48 |
$38.43 |
$79,940 |
| West Virginia |
620 |
0.89 |
2.85 |
$31.61 |
$65,750 |
| Wyoming |
230 |
0.87 |
2.77 |
$31.81 |
$66,160 |
| North Dakota |
360 |
0.86 |
2.74 |
$36.23 |
$75,360 |
| Montana |
370 |
0.80 |
2.54 |
$30.30 |
$63,020 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,260 |
0.25 |
0.80 |
$43.75 |
$91,010 |
| Washington |
960 |
0.29 |
0.94 |
$41.28 |
$85,860 |
| Nevada |
430 |
0.32 |
1.02 |
$38.71 |
$80,520 |
| Alaska |
340 |
1.09 |
3.48 |
$38.43 |
$79,940 |
| New York |
1,800 |
0.19 |
0.61 |
$37.34 |
$77,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,000 |
0.21 |
0.67 |
$37.88 |
$78,790 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,430 |
0.48 |
1.53 |
$30.28 |
$62,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,220 |
0.39 |
1.24 |
$34.00 |
$70,720 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,050 |
0.17 |
0.55 |
$44.90 |
$93,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,020 |
0.22 |
0.70 |
$35.19 |
$73,190 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
970 |
0.37 |
1.20 |
$29.95 |
$62,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
950 |
0.34 |
1.10 |
$32.44 |
$67,480 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
940 |
0.26 |
0.84 |
$28.15 |
$58,560 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
930 |
0.63 |
2.00 |
$32.94 |
$68,520 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
710 |
0.35 |
1.11 |
$29.48 |
$61,330 |
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