Occupation information for Surveyors District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Internship/residency

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• Direct or conduct surveys to establish legal boundaries for properties, based on legal deeds and titles.
• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
• Write descriptions of property boundary surveys for use in deeds, leases, or other legal documents.
• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.
• Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or land features.
• Prepare, or supervise preparation of, all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.
• Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
• Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.

Tools:

• Instrument tripods
• Laser measuring systems
• Lasers
• Measuring rods
• Theodolites

Technology:

• Analytical or scientific software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Geographic information system
• Map creation software
• Project management software

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