Cargo surveyor vs surveyor

The differences between cargo surveyors and surveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a cargo surveyor, becoming a surveyor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a cargo surveyor has an average salary of $80,171, which is higher than the $46,875 average annual salary of a surveyor.

The top three skills for a cargo surveyor include commodities, board vessels and cargo operations. The most important skills for a surveyor are GPS, survey data, and data collection.

Cargo surveyor vs surveyor overview

	Cargo Surveyor	Surveyor
Yearly salary	$80,171	$46,875
Hourly rate	$38.54	$22.54
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	2,762	4,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	49	44
Years of experience	2	6

Cargo surveyor vs surveyor salary

Cargo surveyors and surveyors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cargo Surveyor	Surveyor
Average salary	$80,171	$46,875
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $141,000	Between $32,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	San Diego, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cargo surveyor and surveyor education

There are a few differences between a cargo surveyor and a surveyor in terms of educational background:

	Cargo Surveyor	Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Pennsylvania State University

Cargo surveyor vs surveyor demographics

Here are the differences between cargo surveyors' and surveyors' demographics:

	Cargo Surveyor	Surveyor
Average age	49	44
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 76.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	7%

Differences between cargo surveyor and surveyor duties and responsibilities

Cargo surveyor example responsibilities.

Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronicdistance-measuring equipment.
Coordinate with freight forwarders to expedite international shipments.

Surveyor example responsibilities.

Utilize GPS technology to manage a two man robotic crew assign to residential/ commercial development projects.
Assist the PLS with ALTAs, B2, legals, exhibits, topo s and plats drawing and field work.
Set up and run instruments.
Work with Trimble GNSS surveying systems.
Survey of proposal access roads by RTK method.
Create alignment sheets in Carlson from survey base files.

Cargo surveyor vs surveyor skills

Common cargo surveyor skills

Commodities, 61%
Board Vessels, 19%
Cargo Operations, 12%
Business Proposals, 8%

Common surveyor skills

GPS, 16%
Survey Data, 9%
Data Collection, 6%
Survey Equipment, 6%
Civil 3D, 6%
Customer Service, 5%

Updated January 8, 2025

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