Surveyors (17-1022)

Occupation description:  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.

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

• Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities. Read more.

2019 Wages

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
422	80	19.0	46.8	40.0

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	96
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	67
UI claimants previously working in occupation	108

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	235
Number of job position postings	14
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	16.8

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources