Rodman vs land survey technician

The differences between rodmen and land survey technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a land survey technician has an average salary of $45,850, which is higher than the $43,678 average annual salary of a rodman.

The top three skills for a rodman include GPS, survey equipment and electronic distance measuring. The most important skills for a land survey technician are GPS, CAD, and civil 3d.

Rodman vs land survey technician overview

	Rodman	Land Survey Technician
Yearly salary	$43,678	$45,850
Hourly rate	$21.00	$22.04
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	1,482	10,634
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Rodman vs land survey technician salary

Rodmen and land survey technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rodman	Land Survey Technician
Average salary	$43,678	$45,850
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $63,000	Between $31,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Southern California Edison
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rodman and land survey technician education

There are a few differences between a rodman and a land survey technician in terms of educational background:

	Rodman	Land Survey Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Rodman vs land survey technician demographics

Here are the differences between rodmen' and land survey technicians' demographics:

	Rodman	Land Survey Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 93.2% Female, 6.8%	Male, 62.4% Female, 37.6%
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, 4.5% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between rodman and land survey technician 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.

Land survey technician example responsibilities.

Work closely with GIS department to determine land locations.
Load documents into the database using a custom GIS application.
Provide topographic data through leverage of the photogrammetric process at an archeological dig in Spain.
Aid in the completion of natural gas pipeline layouts and in grind location projects through multiple GPS techniques.
Perform calculations necessary to prepare individual residential lot permit and as-built plans necessary for township approval.
Job types include residential, commercial/industrial staking, water management elevations and wetland location.

Rodman vs land survey technician skills

Common rodman skills

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

Common land survey technician skills

GPS, 15%
CAD, 11%
Civil 3D, 10%
Boundary Surveys, 7%
Survey Data, 7%
Legal Descriptions, 6%