Survey manager vs assistant surveyor

The differences between survey managers and assistant surveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a survey manager and an assistant surveyor. Additionally, a survey manager has an average salary of $50,706, which is higher than the $45,629 average annual salary of an assistant surveyor.

The top three skills for a survey manager include GPS, civil 3d and data collection. The most important skills for an assistant surveyor are autocad, survey data, and GIS.

Survey manager vs assistant surveyor overview

	Survey Manager	Assistant Surveyor
Yearly salary	$50,706	$45,629
Hourly rate	$24.38	$21.94
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	2,935	1,994
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Survey manager vs assistant surveyor salary

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

	Survey Manager	Assistant Surveyor
Average salary	$50,706	$45,629
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $76,000	Between $30,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Bowman Consulting Group	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between survey manager and assistant surveyor education

There are a few differences between a survey manager and an assistant surveyor in terms of educational background:

	Survey Manager	Assistant Surveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Surveying, Mapping, And Hydraulic Technologies	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Survey manager vs assistant surveyor demographics

Here are the differences between survey managers' and assistant surveyors' demographics:

	Survey Manager	Assistant Surveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 75.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between survey manager and assistant surveyor duties and responsibilities

Survey manager example responsibilities.

Manage a group of 8 surveyors and 2 GIS technicians who are working on commercial development and public infrastructure projects
Prepare documents for zoning, easement vacations, and right-of-way acquisitions.
Hire and train new employees with entry level, instrument operator and to operate the GPS system.
Perform quality control and quality assurance reviews on exhibit documents submit to RMP for the right-of-way acquisition process.
Provide complete boundary surveying services and prepare minor subdivisions.

Assistant surveyor example responsibilities.

Stake and pick up of boreholes in kakosa and Kanduba areas under exploration.
Design underground haulageways and boreholes.
Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronicdistance-measuring equipment.
Develop new data from photogrammetric records.

Survey manager vs assistant surveyor skills

Common survey manager skills

GPS, 10%
Civil 3D, 7%
Data Collection, 6%
CAD, 6%
Survey Data, 5%
PLS, 5%

Common assistant surveyor skills

Autocad, 15%
Survey Data, 11%
GIS, 8%
Survey Equipment, 8%
Construction Layout, 7%
Civil 3D, 5%