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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 43,340 |
1.8 % |
$30.52 |
$63,480 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.17 |
$21.32 |
$28.56 |
$37.89 |
$47.29 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,630 |
$44,350 |
$59,390 |
$78,800 |
$98,360 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
31,650 |
2.26 |
$30.09 |
$62,590 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
2,640 |
0.05 |
$31.01 |
$64,510 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
1,750 |
0.08 |
$35.54 |
$73,920 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,250 |
0.38 |
$30.70 |
$63,860 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
670 |
0.09 |
$31.31 |
$65,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
31,650 |
2.26 |
$30.09 |
$62,590 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,250 |
0.38 |
$30.70 |
$63,860 |
| Coal Mining |
180 |
0.34 |
$29.11 |
$60,550 |
| Metal Ore Mining |
120 |
0.31 |
$31.75 |
$66,050 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
260 |
0.23 |
$32.15 |
$66,870 |
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 |
4,250 |
0.36 |
1.17 |
$29.97 |
$62,330 |
| California |
4,220 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$41.43 |
$86,180 |
| Florida |
3,320 |
0.40 |
1.31 |
$30.07 |
$62,540 |
| New York |
1,670 |
0.18 |
0.60 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,580 |
0.27 |
0.89 |
$29.18 |
$60,700 |
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 |
310 |
0.97 |
3.14 |
$37.86 |
$78,750 |
| Wyoming |
260 |
0.93 |
3.03 |
$29.58 |
$61,520 |
| North Dakota |
370 |
0.88 |
2.84 |
$31.84 |
$66,220 |
| Montana |
330 |
0.73 |
2.36 |
$29.10 |
$60,530 |
| West Virginia |
460 |
0.66 |
2.15 |
$27.98 |
$58,200 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,220 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$41.43 |
$86,180 |
| Alaska |
310 |
0.97 |
3.14 |
$37.86 |
$78,750 |
| Washington |
850 |
0.28 |
0.89 |
$36.51 |
$75,940 |
| New York |
1,670 |
0.18 |
0.60 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
| New Jersey |
1,260 |
0.32 |
1.03 |
$34.21 |
$71,160 |
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) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,550 |
0.53 |
1.71 |
$31.63 |
$65,780 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,410 |
0.21 |
0.69 |
$35.49 |
$73,820 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
790 |
0.32 |
1.03 |
$32.40 |
$67,400 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
710 |
0.50 |
1.62 |
$30.55 |
$63,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
640 |
0.25 |
0.82 |
$27.47 |
$57,130 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
600 |
0.38 |
1.24 |
$41.76 |
$86,860 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
540 |
0.43 |
1.39 |
$35.57 |
$73,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
530 |
0.28 |
0.90 |
$33.53 |
$69,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
530 |
0.29 |
0.94 |
$32.95 |
$68,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
510 |
0.12 |
0.39 |
$41.46 |
$86,230 |
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