Survey coordinator vs surveyor

The differences between survey coordinators 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 survey coordinator, becoming a surveyor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a survey coordinator has an average salary of $54,107, which is higher than the $46,875 average annual salary of a surveyor.

The top three skills for a survey coordinator include GPS, survey data and civil 3d. The most important skills for a surveyor are GPS, survey data, and data collection.

Survey coordinator vs surveyor overview

	Survey Coordinator	Surveyor
Yearly salary	$54,107	$46,875
Hourly rate	$26.01	$22.54
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	9,039	4,087
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	6

Survey coordinator vs surveyor salary

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

	Survey Coordinator	Surveyor
Average salary	$54,107	$46,875
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $80,000	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 survey coordinator and surveyor education

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

	Survey Coordinator	Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Pennsylvania State University

Survey coordinator vs surveyor demographics

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

	Survey Coordinator	Surveyor
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%
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, 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	9%	7%

Differences between survey coordinator and surveyor 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.

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.

Survey coordinator vs surveyor skills

Common survey coordinator skills

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

Common surveyor skills

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