Survey crew member vs land surveyor

The differences between survey crew members and land surveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a land surveyor has an average salary of $46,182, which is higher than the $43,568 average annual salary of a survey crew member.

The top three skills for a survey crew member include GPS, survey equipment and boundary surveys. The most important skills for a land surveyor are GPS, data collection, and topographic surveys.

Survey crew member vs land surveyor overview

	Survey Crew Member	Land Surveyor
Yearly salary	$43,568	$46,182
Hourly rate	$20.95	$22.20
Growth rate	4%	1%
Number of jobs	74,964	4,717
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	6

Survey crew member vs land surveyor salary

Survey crew members and land surveyors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Survey Crew Member	Land Surveyor
Average salary	$43,568	$46,182
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $63,000	Between $31,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	Walnut Creek, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Adobe
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between survey crew member and land surveyor education

There are a few differences between a survey crew member and a land surveyor in terms of educational background:

	Survey Crew Member	Land Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Pennsylvania State University

Survey crew member vs land surveyor demographics

Here are the differences between survey crew members' and land surveyors' demographics:

	Survey Crew Member	Land Surveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 83.8% Female, 16.2%	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.2% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between survey crew member and land surveyor duties and responsibilities

Survey crew member example responsibilities.

Collect data using a hand hold computer data collector attach to a survey rod with a prism.
Utilize Topcon autolevels and total stations.
Set up & work the surveying equipment including the total station & GPS.
Mark centerline, run level loops, and survey cross-sections of highway roads.
Set signs and cones, divert lanes of traffic and run congested intersections.
Move into instrument operator operating total stations, theodolites, distance meters and levels.

Land surveyor example responsibilities.

Utilize GPS technology to manage a two man robotic crew assign to residential/ commercial development projects.
Operate survey robotic instruments (Leica TPS1200), data collectors (Carlson, TDS).
Hire and train tribal members in using GPS and conventional survey equipment to assist perform field surveys of vary complexity.
Finalize plans through AutoCAD and Carlson software.
Used a Leica total station with TDS software.
Stake commodities and existing underground using Trimble GNSS equipment.

Survey crew member vs land surveyor skills

Common survey crew member skills

GPS, 31%
Survey Equipment, 18%
Boundary Surveys, 12%
Survey Data, 5%
Trimble Gps, 5%
Autocad, 5%

Common land surveyor skills

GPS, 21%
Data Collection, 8%
Topographic Surveys, 8%
Survey Data, 8%
Boundary Surveys, 6%
Civil 3D, 6%