City surveyor vs party chief

The differences between city surveyors and party chiefs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a city surveyor and a party chief. Additionally, a city surveyor has an average salary of $66,442, which is higher than the $44,955 average annual salary of a party chief.

The top three skills for a city surveyor include legal descriptions, capital improvement projects and GPS. The most important skills for a party chief are topographic surveys, boundary surveys, and data collection.

City surveyor vs party chief overview

	City Surveyor	Party Chief
Yearly salary	$66,442	$44,955
Hourly rate	$31.94	$21.61
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	7,519	15,579
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

City surveyor vs party chief salary

City surveyors and party chiefs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Surveyor	Party Chief
Average salary	$66,442	$44,955
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $102,000	Between $30,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between city surveyor and party chief education

There are a few differences between a city surveyor and a party chief in terms of educational background:

	City Surveyor	Party Chief
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Surveying, Mapping, And Hydraulic Technologies	Surveying, Mapping, And Hydraulic Technologies
Most common college	Cornell University	Pennsylvania State University

City surveyor vs party chief demographics

Here are the differences between city surveyors' and party chiefs' demographics:

	City Surveyor	Party Chief
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 84.2% Female, 15.8%	Male, 94.2% Female, 5.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 4.2% White, 78.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between city surveyor and party chief duties and responsibilities

City surveyor example responsibilities.

Collect, processes, analyzes and manages field data using GIS and spatial technologies.
Complete field work by inspecting dams, setting grade stakes, and updating property records using a Trimble R8 GNSS system.
Perform excellent outside sales serving thousands of Medicare and Medicaid members in multiple states promoting free delivery of prescription medications.

Party chief example responsibilities.

Utilize GPS technology to manage a two man robotic crew assign to residential/ commercial development projects.
Party chief, survey technician using Carlson SurvCADD.
Learned several data collectors (SMI, Carlson, etc ...).
Learned and become an expert with the SurveyPro software on the TDS Recon.
Research plats, property records, section data, benchmarks, GIS control, utility maps, etc.
Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews on exhibit documents submit to RMP for the right-of-way acquisition process.

City surveyor vs party chief skills

Common city surveyor skills

Legal Descriptions, 35%
Capital Improvement Projects, 28%
GPS, 20%
Construction Surveys, 12%
Engineering Projects, 6%

Common party chief skills

Topographic Surveys, 12%
Boundary Surveys, 11%
Data Collection, 9%
Construction Layout, 7%
CAD, 7%
Survey Data, 4%