Surveyor vs mapper

The differences between surveyors and mappers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mapper has an average salary of $75,560, which is higher than the $46,875 average annual salary of a surveyor.

The top three skills for a surveyor include GPS, survey data and data collection. The most important skills for a mapper are GIS, cad software, and pipeline project.

Surveyor vs mapper overview

	Surveyor	Mapper
Yearly salary	$46,875	$75,560
Hourly rate	$22.54	$36.33
Growth rate	1%	3%
Number of jobs	4,087	3,196
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	-

Surveyor vs mapper salary

Surveyors and mappers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Surveyor	Mapper
Average salary	$46,875	$75,560
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $67,000	Between $47,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	The Citadel	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between surveyor and mapper education

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

	Surveyor	Mapper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Drafting And Design
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Ferris State University

Surveyor vs mapper demographics

Here are the differences between surveyors' and mappers' demographics:

	Surveyor	Mapper
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%	Male, 59.7% Female, 40.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between surveyor and mapper duties and responsibilities

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.

Mapper example responsibilities.

Create UNIX and LINUX shell scripts to automate data migration process.
Deploy maps onto Unix platform.
Work with a small team to map and program a product call OnPar GPS.
Map out utilities (water meters and manhole covers) with a professional GPS unit.
Prepare any HDD's, wetland area details and other drawings as required by project.
Work with all types of 3D file types and computers systems including UNIX, PC and MACINTOSH.

Surveyor vs mapper skills

Common surveyor skills

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

Common mapper skills

GIS, 28%
CAD Software, 16%
Pipeline Project, 10%
As-Built, 8%
GPS, 7%
Profile Drawings, 4%