Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
45,220	1.9 %	$32.66	$67,920	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.36	$22.96	$30.49	$40.44	$50.41
Annual Wage (2)	$36,110	$47,750	$63,420	$84,120	$104,850

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	33,070	2.21	$31.99	$66,540
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	2,550	0.05	$33.63	$69,940
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,610	0.07	$39.64	$82,450
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	960	0.27	$32.59	$67,790
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	620	0.04	$32.56	$67,730

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	33,070	2.21	$31.99	$66,540
Land Subdivision	200	0.53	$37.10	$77,170
Coal Mining	170	0.33	$28.71	$59,730
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	400	0.32	$35.56	$73,950
Metal Ore Mining	130	0.32	$34.75	$72,290

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)	$45.10	$93,810
Legal Services	(8)	(8)	$42.77	$88,970
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	430	0.02	$42.73	$88,880
Oil and Gas Extraction	(8)	(8)	$41.49	$86,300
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,610	0.07	$39.64	$82,450

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	4,480	0.36	1.17	$31.86	$66,270
California	4,260	0.25	0.80	$44.75	$93,090
Florida	3,460	0.39	1.28	$28.83	$59,960
Pennsylvania	1,620	0.27	0.89	$29.49	$61,330
New York	1,610	0.17	0.55	$39.93	$83,050

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	1.08	3.49	$41.85	$87,050
Wyoming	280	1.03	3.36	$31.89	$66,330
West Virginia	680	0.97	3.17	$30.60	$63,640
Montana	370	0.80	2.60	$30.72	$63,900
North Dakota	300	0.71	2.30	$36.25	$75,390

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	$44.75	$93,090
Washington	910	0.27	0.89	$41.90	$87,150
Alaska	340	1.08	3.49	$41.85	$87,050
Nevada	450	0.32	1.05	$40.01	$83,220
New York	1,610	0.17	0.55	$39.93	$83,050

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	2,050	0.21	0.69	$40.85	$84,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,460	0.48	1.55	$35.16	$73,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,220	0.38	1.25	$31.49	$65,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,070	0.23	0.75	$35.64	$74,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	940	0.26	0.84	$31.90	$66,350
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	940	0.62	2.02	$33.19	$69,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	900	0.14	0.47	$49.03	$101,990
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	860	0.32	1.05	$31.09	$64,660
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	830	0.39	1.27	$29.90	$62,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	810	0.29	0.94	$34.33	$71,400