• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
47,770	4.4 %	$ 34.16	$ 71,060	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Surveyors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.78	$ 23.48	$ 30.33	$ 41.29	$ 51.38
Annual Wage (2)	$ 39,060	$ 48,850	$ 63,080	$ 85,890	$ 106,880

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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	35,130	2.21	$ 33.58	$ 69,850
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,250	0.04	$ 38.05	$ 79,150
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,440	0.07	$ 44.42	$ 92,390
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,060	0.30	$ 40.09	$ 83,400
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	1,050	0.04	(8)	(8)

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	35,130	2.21	$ 33.58	$ 69,850
Metal Ore Mining	270	0.63	$ 32.82	$ 68,260
Coal Mining	140	0.36	$ 32.91	$ 68,450
Natural Gas Distribution	330	0.30	$ 37.38	$ 77,740
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,060	0.30	$ 40.09	$ 83,400

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	$ 46.42	$ 96,550
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,440	0.07	$ 44.42	$ 92,390
Land Subdivision	(8)	(8)	$ 41.78	$ 86,900
Management of Companies and Enterprises	200	0.01	$ 41.39	$ 86,080
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	410	0.11	$ 40.40	$ 84,020

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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	5,340	0.41	1.27	$ 32.15	$ 66,870
California	4,210	0.24	0.74	$ 47.59	$ 98,990
Florida	3,290	0.36	1.11	$ 31.69	$ 65,900
Georgia	2,260	0.49	1.51	$ 27.45	$ 57,100
Colorado	1,570	0.57	1.76	$ 33.67	$ 70,030

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)
Montana	680	1.39	4.30	$ 34.69	$ 72,160
Alaska	260	0.86	2.68	$ 40.58	$ 84,410
Wyoming	210	0.78	2.42	$ 31.43	$ 65,370
North Dakota	310	0.76	2.36	$ 34.58	$ 71,920
West Virginia	510	0.75	2.32	$ 33.36	$ 69,390

Top paying states for Surveyors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	4,210	0.24	0.74	$ 47.59	$ 98,990
New York	1,500	0.16	0.51	$ 43.11	$ 89,660
New Jersey	920	0.22	0.69	$ 42.79	$ 88,990
Washington	850	0.25	0.77	$ 41.50	$ 86,320
Alaska	260	0.86	2.68	$ 40.58	$ 84,410

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	1,720	0.56	1.74	$ 33.66	$ 70,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,700	0.62	1.93	$ 26.55	$ 55,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,630	0.54	1.66	$ 32.92	$ 68,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,350	0.15	0.45	$ 47.24	$ 98,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,140	0.30	0.93	$ 33.16	$ 68,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,030	0.17	0.52	$ 46.14	$ 95,980
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	910	0.59	1.82	$ 34.91	$ 72,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	840	0.19	0.59	$ 40.43	$ 84,090
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	750	0.28	0.86	$ 39.43	$ 82,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	690	0.31	0.97	$ 31.19	$ 64,870

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)
Bismarck, ND	110	1.47	4.57	$ 33.92	$ 70,540
Missoula, MT	90	1.42	4.39	$ 34.58	$ 71,920
Midland, TX	120	1.13	3.49	$ 35.62	$ 74,090
Anchorage, AK	180	1.05	3.25	$ 42.32	$ 88,020
Fairbanks, AK	40	1.05	3.25	$ 39.18	$ 81,490
Charleston, WV	100	0.98	3.05	$ 31.02	$ 64,520
Billings, MT	80	0.95	2.93	$ 35.10	$ 73,010
Tyler, TX	100	0.91	2.83	$ 27.54	$ 57,290
Lafayette, LA	170	0.89	2.75	$ 29.00	$ 60,320
Redding, CA	60	0.86	2.67	$ 47.88	$ 99,590