Survey coordinator vs survey worker

The differences between survey coordinators and survey workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a survey coordinator and a survey worker. Additionally, a survey coordinator has an average salary of $54,107, which is higher than the $41,704 average annual salary of a survey worker.

Survey coordinator vs survey worker overview

	Survey Coordinator	Survey Worker
Yearly salary	$54,107	$41,704
Hourly rate	$26.01	$20.05
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	9,039	21,592
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Survey coordinator vs survey worker salary

Survey coordinators and survey workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Survey Coordinator	Survey Worker
Average salary	$54,107	$41,704
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $80,000	Between $28,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between survey coordinator and survey worker education

There are a few differences between a survey coordinator and a survey worker in terms of educational background:

	Survey Coordinator	Survey Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Survey coordinator vs survey worker demographics

Here are the differences between survey coordinators' and survey workers' demographics:

	Survey Coordinator	Survey Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 5.3% White, 54.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 4.5% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between survey coordinator and survey worker duties and responsibilities

Survey coordinator example responsibilities.

Record and maintain GIS data of complete departmental projects.
Utilize AutoCAD and several GIS programs to compose detail drawings/reports.
Provide training to cooperators and state inspectors on GPS, data entry and reporting requirements.
Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews on exhibit documents submit to RMP for the right-of-way acquisition process.
Job types include residential, commercial/industrial staking, water management elevations and wetland location.

Survey worker example responsibilities.

Experience in civil land development design using LLD.
Ride the bus counting passengers getting on and off.
Ride city bus /Trains and ask riders a few questions about their ride that day
Assist patients in application process for medical programs and screen for appropriate medical coverage eligibility available through state programs.
Facilitate monthly community meetings to ascertain interests of community members; provide PowerPoint presentations, showing progress of various initiatives.

Survey coordinator vs survey worker skills

Common survey coordinator skills

GPS, 29%
Survey Data, 8%
Civil 3D, 6%
GIS, 6%
CAD, 5%
Boundary Surveys, 5%

Common survey worker skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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