Surveying and Mapping Technicians

People in this career often have these skills:

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
• Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
• Develop software or computer applications.
• Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
• Create maps.

• Gather physical survey data.
• Operate computer systems.
• Verify mathematical calculations.
• Explain project details to the general public.
• Calculate geographic positions from survey data.
• Assist engineers or scientists with research.
• Prepare maps.
• Document technical design details.

• Architectural and Civil Drafters

• Forest and Conservation Technicians

• Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

• Mechanical Drafters

• Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

• Forest and Conservation Workers