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Occupation AtlasSurveying and Mapping Technicians

O*NET · 17-3031.00

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.

Also called Compass Operator · Field Map Tech · Field Map Technician (Field Map Tech) · Field Survey Tech · Field Survey Technician (Field Survey Tech) · Field Surveyor · Geodetic Computator · GIS Mapping Technician
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GIS Mapping Technician (Geographic Information Systems Mapping Technician) · I-Man · Instrument Man (I-Man) · Instrument Operator · Instrument Person · Instrument Rodman · Instrumentation Tech · Instrumentation Technician (Instrumentation Tech) · Land Survey Tech · Land Survey Technician (Land Survey Tech) · Land Surveying Survey Worker · Land Surveyor · Map Compiler · Map Drafter · Map Editor · Mapping Editor · Mapping Tech · Mapping Technician (Mapping Tech) · Mineral Surveying Tech · Mineral Surveying Technician (Mineral Surveying Tech) · Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler · Photogrammetric Tech · Photogrammetric Technician (Photogrammetric Tech) · Rodman · Stereo Compiler · Stereo Map Plotter Operator · Stereo Plotter Operator · Stereoplotter Operator · Survey CAD Technician · Survey CAD Technician (Survey Computer-Aided Design Technician) · Survey Field Tech · Survey Field Technician (Survey Field Tech) · Survey Instrument Operator · Survey Instrument Person · Survey Rodman · Survey Tech · Survey Technician (Survey Tech) · Surveying Crew Rodman · Surveying Tech · Surveying Technician (Surveying Tech) · Surveyor Helper · Surveyor Instrument Assistant · Surveyor Rod Helper · Tax Map Tech · Technical Illustrations Map Inker (Tax Map Tech) · Topographic Computator · Topographical Drafter · Topography Tech · Topography Technician (Topography Tech) · Transit Survey Worker · Utility Mapping Tech · Utility Mapping Technician (Utility Mapping Tech)

Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code RCI35 skills on file

Compare with another occupationCompare with Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic5.94
  • C Conventional5.63
  • I Investigative4.03
  • A Artistic1.91
  • S Social1.00
  • E Enterprising1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Less than a High School Diploma3%
  • High School Diploma or the equivalent33%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate5%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree24%
  • Bachelor's Degree8%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate5%
  • Master's Degree18%
  • Post-Master's Certificate5%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (22%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (40%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (26%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Mathematicsbasic3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
  • Complex Problem Solving3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Time Management3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Active Listeningbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Speakingbasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Active Learningbasic2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Coordination2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Writingbasic2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
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  • Systems Analysis2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.83.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Social Perceptiveness2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Operation and Control2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Systems Evaluation2.62.3Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Instructing2.52.8Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Service Orientation2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Quality Control Analysis2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Monitoring2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Programming2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Persuasion2.42.4Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Sciencebasic2.42.1Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Negotiation2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Equipment Selection2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Technology Design2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Management of Financial Resources1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Equipment Maintenance1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Management of Material Resources1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Troubleshooting1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Operations Analysis1.80.9
  • Repairing1.80.9
  • Installation1.1—

Tasks

29 core · 1 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Search for section corners, property irons, or survey points.4.3
  2. Set out and recover stakes, marks, or other monumentation.4.3
  3. Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.4.2
  4. Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.4.1
  5. Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, electronic distance measuring equipment, or electronic data collectors.4.1
  6. Enter Global Positioning System (GPS) data, legal deeds, field notes, or land survey reports into geographic information system (GIS) workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps and drawings.4.1
  7. Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans.4.0
  8. Identify and compile database information to create requested maps.4.0
  9. Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.4.0
  10. Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater, using electronic distance-measuring equipment, such as GPS, and other surveying instruments.4.0
  11. Prepare topographic or contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information, such as charts, drawings, and survey notes.4.0
  12. Record survey measurements or descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, or inked tracings.4.0
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  1. Supervise or coordinate activities of workers engaged in surveying, plotting data, drafting maps, or producing blueprints, photostats, or photographs.4.0
  2. Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations.3.9
  3. Design or develop information databases that include geographic or topographic data.3.9
  4. Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.3.9
  5. Compare survey computations with applicable standards to determine adequacy of data.3.9
  6. Research and combine existing property information to describe property boundaries in relation to adjacent properties, taking into account parcel splits, combinations, or land boundary adjustments.3.9
  7. Complete detailed source and method notes describing the location of routine or complex land parcels.3.9
  8. Perform calculations to determine earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures or adjustments, azimuths, level runs, or placement of markers.3.9
  9. Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.3.8
  10. Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys.3.8
  11. Answer questions and provide information to the public or to staff members regarding assessment maps, surveys, boundaries, easements, property ownership, roads, zoning, or similar matters.3.8
  12. Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.3.7
  13. Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.3.7
  14. Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.3.6
  15. Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.3.5
  16. Analyze aerial photographs to detect and interpret significant military, industrial, resource, or topographical data.3.5
  17. Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.3.3
  18. Prepare cost estimates for mapping projects.3.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Geography4.15.3Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Mathematics4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • English Language3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and Electronics3.44.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Customer and Personal Service3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Design3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Education and Training3.23.9Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Administration and Management3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
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  • Engineering and Technology3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Public Safety and Security3.13.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Law and Government3.03.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
  • Building and Construction2.72.7
  • Administrative2.63.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Production and Processing2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • History and Archeology2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Physics2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Transportation2.32.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Economics and Accounting2.11.6Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Telecommunications2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Communications and Media2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Mechanical1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Sales and Marketing1.91.7Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Biology1.61.4Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Chemistry1.40.9Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Psychology1.40.7Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Philosophy and Theology1.3—
  • Foreign Language1.2—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.2—
  • Fine Arts1.1—
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.1—
  • Food Production1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive Reasoning3.63.5Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Inductive Reasoning3.63.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Near Vision3.63.9
  • Oral Comprehension3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Flexibility of Closure3.53.4Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
  • Information Ordering3.53.5Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Written Comprehension3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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  • Category Flexibility3.33.3Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Oral Expression3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Perceptual Speed3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
  • Problem Sensitivity3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.33.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written Expression3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Selective Attention3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Visualization3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Speed of Closure3.03.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Control Precision2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Number Facility2.92.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.82.3Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.82.5Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Finger Dexterity2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Fluency of Ideas2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Time Sharing2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Manual Dexterity2.52.3Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Spatial Orientation2.52.1Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Originality2.42.5Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Auditory Attention2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Depth Perception2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Memorization2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Multilimb Coordination2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Trunk Strength2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Extent Flexibility2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Stamina2.01.4Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Peripheral Vision1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
  • Reaction Time1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response Orientation1.91.4Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Dynamic Strength1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Explosive Strength1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Glare Sensitivity1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Rate Control1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Static Strength1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Night Vision1.50.8
  • Sound Localization1.50.6
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.1—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Working with Computers4.44.0Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Getting Information4.34.3Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Documenting/Recording Information4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Processing Information4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.95.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
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  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.54.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Training and Teaching Others3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.44.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.23.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.13.0Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.02.9
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment3.02.9
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Thinking Creatively3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.92.9
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.93.8Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.92.9
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.83.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building Teams2.82.8
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.42.3Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.21.8Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.11.6Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.9
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.3
  • E-Mail4.2
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.2
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.0
  • Frequency of Decision Making3.9
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls3.9
  • Telephone Conversations3.9
  • Time Pressure3.9
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled3.8

Technology

101 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (8)

  • Autodesk AutoCADhot
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3Dhot
  • Bentley MicroStationhot
  • ESRI ArcGIS softwarehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Geographic information system GIS systems

Hot (13; 7 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
  • Microsoft Word
  • Python
  • Structured query language SQL
Other tools (80)
  • 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
  • 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
  • Adobe Acrobat Writer
  • Adobe FreeHand MX
  • Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D
  • Autodesk CAiCE Visual Transportation
  • Autodesk Land Desktop
  • Bentley GeoPak Bridge
  • Bentley GEOPAK Civil Engineering Suite
  • Bentley Systems InRoads Suite
  • CARIS HIPS
  • CARIS SIPS
  • Carlson SurvCADD
  • Carlson Survey
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Coordinate geometry COGO software
  • Database software
  • Datalog with guidance DLWG software
  • Desktop digital photogrammetry system DDPS
  • Digital elevation model DEM software
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcCatalog
  • ESRI ArcEditor
  • ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
  • ESRI ArcGIS ArcPy
  • ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
  • ESRI ArcIMS
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcSDE
  • ESRI ArcToolbox
  • ESRI ArcView
  • ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
  • ESRI Maplex
  • ESRI MapObjects
  • ESRI Personal Geodatabase
  • Foresoft CDS Cogo
  • Foresoft CDS Model
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Graphics software
  • Hexagon Geospatial Imagine Photogrammetry
  • Hexagon Intergraph
  • IMAGINE OrthoBASE
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Low-level driver LLD software
  • MapInfo
  • Mapping software
  • MENSI 3Dipsos
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
  • MicroSurvey FieldGenius
  • MicroSurvey OfficeSync
  • MicroSurvey Star*Net
  • MicroSurveyCAD
  • Modeling software
  • Muncy Plat Pronto
  • PCI Geomatics eCognition
  • PCI Geomatics software
  • QuarkXPress
  • QuickCogo
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • SiteComp Survey
  • Software libraries
  • TELEDYNE CARIS
  • Traverse PC
  • Trimble Digital Fieldbook
  • Trimble Geomatics Office
  • Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office
  • Trimble Terramodel
  • Trimble TerraSync
  • Trimble Total Control
  • Tripod Data Systems COGO
  • Tripod Data Systems Foresight
  • Tripod Data Systems software
  • Triton Elics International Isis
  • TRS Software TomCADD
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
  2. Geodetic Surveyors
  3. Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
  4. Surveyors
  5. Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
  6. Architectural and Civil Drafters
  7. Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  8. Remote Sensing Technicians
  9. Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
  10. Geographers

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