Surveyors

Low Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
30%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
41%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 201 votes)
Average: 36%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
5.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$68,540
or $32.95 per hour
Volume
50,740
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
6.2/10
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

30% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

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User poll

41% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 30% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Surveyors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Surveyors' job openings is expected to rise 5.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Surveyors' was $68,540, or $33 per hour

'Surveyors' were paid 42.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 50,740 people employed as 'Surveyors' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Surveyors'.

Job description

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

SOC Code: 17-1022.00

Comments (5)

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Joel
08 May 2023 17:43
The collection of measurement data is more or less automated already. The evaluation of that data in reference to output of say topographic maps or GIS is also automated to some extent. What I don't think can or will be is the evaluation of spacial data for establishment of boundaries. The variables involved are complex and are weighed differently in a case by case manner. I don't think that machine learning could be reliably accurate in weighing evidence for boundary control.
caleb lutomski (Low)
13 Apr 2023 19:52
This line of work is just too precise to be fully taken over by robots at least in the foreseeable future. There is also a lot of common sense that goes into the decisions that these guys make that would be hard to program. In my opinion, Even if we did advance enough to get drones to do this precisely enough, this is a job that people take pride in and get huge satisfaction from and we should really leave it to the pros. Furthermore, this is a job that people seek out and enjoy instead of just falling into other mindless jobs that could certainly use some automation.
joe buddin (Moderate)
12 Apr 2021 18:26
Some places like the beach are surveyed by airplanes and technology is advancing pretty fast
Alejandro (No chance)
19 Jul 2020 21:43
The science of measuring is one of the oldest known professions. Among so many related tasks, the determination and location of a property can hardly be replaced by a robot, for this it is necessary to evaluate a number of data in the field for the purpose that is pursued. A robot could not do it the same
Luciano (No chance)
23 Jun 2019 08:44
Too many things to know, with in the moment decisions to do.
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