Rodman vs instrument operator

The differences between rodmen and instrument operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rodman has an average salary of $43,678, which is higher than the $43,179 average annual salary of an instrument operator.

The top three skills for a rodman include GPS, survey equipment and electronic distance measuring. The most important skills for an instrument operator are GPS, survey equipment, and data collection.

Rodman vs instrument operator overview

	Rodman	Instrument Operator
Yearly salary	$43,678	$43,179
Hourly rate	$21.00	$20.76
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	1,482	29,503
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Rodman vs instrument operator salary

Rodmen and instrument operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rodman	Instrument Operator
Average salary	$43,678	$43,179
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $63,000	Between $29,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rodman and instrument operator education

There are a few differences between a rodman and an instrument operator in terms of educational background:

	Rodman	Instrument Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rodman vs instrument operator demographics

Here are the differences between rodmen' and instrument operators' demographics:

	Rodman	Instrument Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 4.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between rodman and instrument operator duties and responsibilities

Rodman example responsibilities.

Maintain responsibility for cleaning and maintenance of survey equipment, including: data collectors, GPS equipment, and rods.
Experience with Trimble, NICON, TOPCON and Leica.
Partner with a CARLSON collection device.
Used Topcon FC-2500 network and base rovers.
Conduct land surveys with prisms and theodolites to help determine elevations of different points.
Used self reading, standard and linker rods, prism and range poles and other surveying equipment.

Instrument operator example responsibilities.

Train in Carlson, TDS, and EFB.
Experience with static, RTK, and DGPS using Trimble R8 or Leica systems.
Experience with TDS and Carlson survey programs.
Measure distance between survey points using a steel tape or using an EDM.
Perform physical layouts using GPS, total station, and robotic units on large and small scale civil projects.
Used robotics and Nikon total stations.

Rodman vs instrument operator skills

Common rodman skills

GPS, 19%
Survey Equipment, 7%
Electronic Distance Measuring, 7%
Boundary Surveys, 7%
Topographic Surveys, 6%
Construction Layout, 6%

Common instrument operator skills

GPS, 19%
Survey Equipment, 12%
Data Collection, 9%
Work Ethic, 6%
Robotic, 4%
Construction Surveys, 4%