Surveyor vs purveyor

The differences between surveyors and purveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a surveyor, becoming a purveyor takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a purveyor has an average salary of $61,138, which is higher than the $46,875 average annual salary of a surveyor.

Surveyor vs purveyor overview

	Surveyor	Purveyor
Yearly salary	$46,875	$61,138
Hourly rate	$22.54	$29.39
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	4,087	1,421
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	4

Surveyor vs purveyor salary

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

	Surveyor	Purveyor
Average salary	$46,875	$61,138
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $67,000	Between $28,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	The Citadel	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between surveyor and purveyor education

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

	Surveyor	Purveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	University of Pennsylvania

Surveyor vs purveyor demographics

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

	Surveyor	Purveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 72.4% Female, 27.6%	Male, 67.9% Female, 32.1%
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, 5.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between surveyor and purveyor 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.

Purveyor example responsibilities.

Coordinate and provide direction to inventory teams by managing product placement, open-to-buy, and logistics.
Work closely with the logistics department and internal warehouse to coordinate just in time deliveries and maintain daily inventory reconciliation.
Manage RFP process including search and qualification of requests and coordinate fulfillment.

Surveyor vs purveyor skills

Common surveyor skills

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

Common purveyor skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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