Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Jobs in! is Work Group: Aerospace Engineer-
ing and Operations Technicians; Cartographers
and Photogrammetrists; Civil Engineering Techni-
cians; Electrical and Electronic Engineering Techni-
cians; Electrical and Electronics Drafters; Electrical
Drafters; Electrical Engineering Technicians; Elec-
tro-Mechanical Technicians; Electronic Drafters;
Electronics Engineering Technicians; Environmen-
tal Engineering Technicians; Mapping Technicians;
Mechanical Drafters; Mechanical Engineering Tech-
nicians; Surveying and Mapping Technicians.
Skills: Mathematics; Operation and Control; Man-
agement of Personnel Resources; Operation Moni-
toring; Systems Analysis.
Education and Training Programs: Survey-
ing Technology/Surveying; Cartography. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Geography; Design; Building
and Construction; Mathematics; Law and Govern-
ment; Engineering and Technology.
Work Env ironment : Outdoors; very hot or cold;
very bright or dim lighting; hazardous equipment;
minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings; using hands on
objects, tools, or controls.Surveyors.......................................................................
! Personality Code: RCI! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $51,630
! Beginning Wage: $28,590
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 23.7%
! Annual Job Openings: 14,305
! Self-Employed: 3.7%
! Part-Time: 4.6%
Make exact measurements and determine prop-
erty boundaries. Provide data relevant to the
shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation,
or dimension of land or land features on or near
Earth’s surface for engineering, mapmaking,mining, land evaluation, construction, and other
purposes. Verify the accuracy of survey data includ-
ing measurements and calculations conducted at sur-
vey sites. Calculate heights, depths, relative positions,
property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
Search legal records, survey records, and land titles
to obtain information about property boundaries in
areas to be surveyed. Prepare and maintain sketches,
maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to
describe, certify, and assume liability for work per-
formed. Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal
boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and
titles. Prepare or supervise preparation of all data,
charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related
to surveys. Write descriptions of property boundary
surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal docu-
ments. Compute geodetic measurements and inter-
pret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and
elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Determine longitudes and latitudes of important
features and boundaries in survey areas using the-
odolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global
positioning systems (GPS). Record the results of sur-
veys including the shape, contour, location, elevation,
and dimensions of land or land features. Coordinate
fi ndings with the work of engineering and architec-
tural personnel, clients, and others concerned with
projects. Establish fi xed points for use in making
maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
Tr a i n a s si st a nt s a nd helper s, a nd d i re c t t hei r work
in such activities as performing surveys or drafting
maps. Plan and conduct ground surveys designed
to establish baselines, elevations, and other geo-
detic measurements. Adjust surveying instruments
to maintain their accuracy. Analyze survey objectives
and specifi cations to prepare survey proposals or to
direct others in survey proposal preparation. Develop
criteria for survey methods and procedures. Survey
bodies of water to determine navigable channels and
to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers,
and other marine structures. Conduct research in
surveying and mapping methods using knowledge
of techniques of photogrammetric map compilation
and electronic data processing.