Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

17-1022 Surveyors

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.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
45,310	1.9 %	$31.94	$66,440	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.90	$22.40	$30.09	$39.49	$49.15
Annual Wage (2)	$35,160	$46,590	$62,580	$82,140	$102,220

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	33,050	2.28	$31.37	$65,240
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,660	0.05	$32.72	$68,060
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,560	0.07	$38.70	$80,500
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,050	0.31	$31.49	$65,510
Nonresidential Building Construction	680	0.08	$33.15	$68,940

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	33,050	2.28	$31.37	$65,240
Land Subdivision	210	0.54	$32.61	$67,820
Coal Mining	180	0.36	$27.80	$57,830
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	370	0.32	$33.62	$69,930
Metal Ore Mining	130	0.32	$33.22	$69,100

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	(8)	(8)	$44.20	$91,940
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	420	0.02	$42.95	$89,330
Oil and Gas Extraction	170	0.12	$41.84	$87,020
Legal Services	(8)	(8)	$41.77	$86,890
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,560	0.07	$38.70	$80,500

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	4,390	0.36	1.16	$28.84	$59,980
California	4,260	0.25	0.80	$43.75	$91,010
Florida	3,640	0.42	1.35	$27.85	$57,930
New York	1,800	0.19	0.61	$37.34	$77,660
Pennsylvania	1,590	0.27	0.87	$30.00	$62,400

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	340	1.09	3.48	$38.43	$79,940
West Virginia	620	0.89	2.85	$31.61	$65,750
Wyoming	230	0.87	2.77	$31.81	$66,160
North Dakota	360	0.86	2.74	$36.23	$75,360
Montana	370	0.80	2.54	$30.30	$63,020

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	4,260	0.25	0.80	$43.75	$91,010
Washington	960	0.29	0.94	$41.28	$85,860
Nevada	430	0.32	1.02	$38.71	$80,520
Alaska	340	1.09	3.48	$38.43	$79,940
New York	1,800	0.19	0.61	$37.34	$77,660

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2,000	0.21	0.67	$37.88	$78,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,430	0.48	1.53	$30.28	$62,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,220	0.39	1.24	$34.00	$70,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,050	0.17	0.55	$44.90	$93,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,020	0.22	0.70	$35.19	$73,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	970	0.37	1.20	$29.95	$62,290
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	950	0.34	1.10	$32.44	$67,480
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	940	0.26	0.84	$28.15	$58,560
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	930	0.63	2.00	$32.94	$68,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	710	0.35	1.11	$29.48	$61,330