• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
50,740	3.9 %	$ 35.58	$ 74,000	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Surveyors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 19.92	$ 24.51	$ 32.95	$ 44.00	$ 52.72
Annual Wage (2)	$ 41,430	$ 50,970	$ 68,540	$ 91,520	$ 109,660

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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	38,520	2.34	$ 34.80	$ 72,380
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,160	0.04	$ 39.44	$ 82,030
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,450	0.07	$ 46.05	$ 95,780
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	970	0.26	$ 40.41	$ 84,050
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	780	0.10	$ 31.95	$ 66,450

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	38,520	2.34	$ 34.80	$ 72,380
Metal Ore Mining	210	0.50	$ 35.48	$ 73,790
Coal Mining	170	0.40	$ 34.79	$ 72,360
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	970	0.26	$ 40.41	$ 84,050
Natural Gas Distribution	240	0.21	$ 39.98	$ 83,160

Top paying industries for Surveyors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	450	0.02	$ 49.01	$ 101,950
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,450	0.07	$ 46.05	$ 95,780
Management of Companies and Enterprises	230	0.01	$ 43.81	$ 91,110
Oil and Gas Extraction	100	0.09	$ 41.63	$ 86,590
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	300	0.08	$ 40.61	$ 84,470

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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	5,430	0.40	1.20	$ 31.84	$ 66,220
California	4,520	0.25	0.75	$ 50.62	$ 105,290
Florida	3,720	0.39	1.16	$ 31.94	$ 66,440
Georgia	1,900	0.40	1.19	$ 30.13	$ 62,670
North Carolina	1,720	0.36	1.07	$ 32.53	$ 67,670

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)
Alaska	320	1.03	3.07	$ 42.59	$ 88,580
Wyoming	250	0.91	2.72	$ 35.66	$ 74,160
Montana	450	0.89	2.67	$ 35.64	$ 74,140
North Dakota	300	0.72	2.17	$ 35.23	$ 73,270
Louisiana	1,210	0.66	1.96	$ 31.08	$ 64,650

Top paying states for Surveyors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	4,520	0.25	0.75	$ 50.62	$ 105,290
New York	1,540	0.16	0.49	$ 43.05	$ 89,550
Alaska	320	1.03	3.07	$ 42.59	$ 88,580
Oregon	620	0.32	0.96	$ 42.37	$ 88,130
Delaware	130	0.28	0.84	$ 42.23	$ 87,830

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	1,570	0.49	1.47	$ 32.53	$ 67,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,450	0.15	0.46	$ 46.65	$ 97,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,360	0.49	1.47	$ 42.24	$ 87,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,330	0.43	1.29	$ 35.23	$ 73,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,180	0.42	1.25	$ 31.11	$ 64,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,170	0.30	0.89	$ 33.35	$ 69,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,070	0.17	0.52	$ 49.76	$ 103,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	880	0.20	0.59	$ 40.92	$ 85,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	870	0.38	1.14	$ 34.85	$ 72,480
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	770	0.49	1.45	$ 37.20	$ 77,380

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)
Longview, TX	140	1.46	4.35	$ 34.52	$ 71,800
Missoula, MT	90	1.39	4.17	$ 36.52	$ 75,960
Anchorage, AK	210	1.25	3.74	$ 42.46	$ 88,320
Fairbanks, AK	40	1.24	3.71	$ 41.28	$ 85,870
Midland, TX	140	1.19	3.56	$ 34.43	$ 71,620
Bismarck, ND	80	1.13	3.39	$ 34.56	$ 71,880
Yuba City, CA	50	1.06	3.17	(8)	(8)
California-Lexington Park, MD	50	1.05	3.13	$ 31.99	$ 66,540
Billings, MT	90	0.96	2.87	$ 36.82	$ 76,590
Lafayette, LA	180	0.93	2.78	$ 28.86	$ 60,020