Occupation Atlashydrographic surveyor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/439c52ae-23ce-4d1e-bea1-bac135497977
hydrographic surveyor
Hydrographic surveyors measure and map, by means of specialised equipment, marine environments. They collect scientific data in order to study the underwater topography and morphology of bodies of water.
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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.
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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.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Surveying and Mapping Technicians (17-3031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust surveying equipment
- bathymetry
- calibrate electronic instruments
- cartography
- collect mapping data
- compare survey computations
- conduct underwater surveys
- document survey operations
- geodesy
- geomatics
- hydrography
- hydrology
- mathematics
- operate surveying instruments
- perform surveying calculations
- prepare surveying report
- record survey data
- surveying
- surveying methods
- topography
Optional (24)
- advise architects
- apply digital mapping
- assist hydrographic surveys
- assist scientific research
- collect data using GPS
- collect geological data
- compile GIS-data
- conduct research before survey
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- design scientific equipment
- develop geological databases
- geographic information systems
- geography
- geology
- interpret geophysical data
- oceanography
- prepare geological map sections
- process collected survey data
- provide information on geological characteristics
- steer vessels
- study aerial photos
- use CAD software
- use geographic information systems
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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