Surveying and Mapping Technicians

# 636 overall · better than 26.9% of other jobs
3.2
High Risk
60% tasks are partially/fully automatable
2/5
Emotional Intelligence
2/5
Forgivability
3/5
Automatability
3/5
Technical Feasibility
3/5
Physical Requirements
4/5
Ethics
4/5
Economic Incentive
The role of surveying and mapping technicians involves a balance of routine tasks that can be automated and complex analysis that requires human judgment. While there's a clear economic incentive and minimal ethical issues for automation, full displacement by AI is not feasible at this time due to remaining technical and physical challenges.

Median Salary: $48,940

Traits: 57

44/100Consequence_of_Error
76/100Contact_With_Others
51/100Coordinate_or_Lead_Others
21/100Cramped_Work_Space_Awkward_Positions
49/100Deal_With_External_Customers
11/100Deal_With_Physically_Aggressive_People
32/100Deal_With_Unpleasant_or_Angry_People
40/100Degree_of_Automation
54/100Duration_of_Typical_Work_Week
94/100Electronic_Mail
26/100Exposed_to_Contaminants
6/100Exposed_to_Disease_or_Infections
11/100Exposed_to_Hazardous_Conditions
38/100Exposed_to_Hazardous_Equipment
16/100Exposed_to_High_Places
35/100Exposed_to_Minor_Burns_Cuts_Bites_or_Stings
2/100Exposed_to_Radiation
8/100Exposed_to_Whole_Body_Vibration
40/100Extremely_Bright_or_Inadequate_Lighting
89/100Face-to-Face_Discussions
83/100Freedom_to_Make_Decisions
35/100Frequency_of_Conflict_Situations
69/100Frequency_of_Decision_Making
65/100Impact_of_Decisions_on_Co-workers_or_Company_Results
90/100Importance_of_Being_Exact_or_Accurate
71/100Importance_of_Repeating_Same_Tasks
47/100In_an_Enclosed_Vehicle_or_Equipment
12/100In_an_Open_Vehicle_or_Equipment
71/100Indoors_Environmentally_Controlled
33/100Indoors_Not_Environmentally_Controlled
60/100Letters_and_Memos
50/100Level_of_Competition
58/100Outdoors_Exposed_to_Weather
19/100Outdoors_Under_Cover
21/100Pace_Determined_by_Speed_of_Equipment
53/100Physical_Proximity
21/100Public_Speaking
55/100Responsibility_for_Outcomes_and_Results
44/100Responsible_for_Others_Health_and_Safety
49/100Sounds_Noise_Levels_Are_Distracting_or_Uncomfortable
27/100Spend_Time_Bending_or_Twisting_the_Body
7/100Spend_Time_Climbing_Ladders_Scaffolds_or_Poles
15/100Spend_Time_Keeping_or_Regaining_Balance
22/100Spend_Time_Kneeling_Crouching_Stooping_or_Crawling
67/100Spend_Time_Making_Repetitive_Motions
57/100Spend_Time_Sitting
48/100Spend_Time_Standing
68/100Spend_Time_Using_Your_Hands_to_Handle_Control_or_Feel_Objects_Tools_or_Controls
42/100Spend_Time_Walking_and_Running
72/100Structured_versus_Unstructured_Work
83/100Telephone
68/100Time_Pressure
45/100Very_Hot_or_Cold_Temperatures
47/100Wear_Common_Protective_or_Safety_Equipment_such_as_Safety_Shoes_Glasses_Gloves_Hearing_Protection_Hard_Hats_or_Life_Jackets
9/100Wear_Specialized_Protective_or_Safety_Equipment_such_as_Breathing_Apparatus_Safety_Harness_Full_Protection_Suits_or_Radiation_Protection
23/100Work_Schedules
71/100Work_With_Work_Group_or_Team

Tasks performed as Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Low to No Risk
10
Moderate Risk
2
High Risk
13
Extreme Risk
4
  • 3.6Check all layers of maps to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.8Monitor mapping work or the updating of maps to ensure accuracy, inclusion of new or changed information, or compliance with rules and regulations.
    Fully Automatable
  • 4Produce or update overlay maps to show information boundaries, water locations, or topographic features on various base maps or at different scales.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.8Determine scales, line sizes, or colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters.
    Fully Automatable
  • 4.2Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.8Compare topographical features or contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, or other reference materials to verify the accuracy of their identification.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.5Trace contours or topographic details to generate maps that denote specific land or property locations or geographic attributes.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.7Trim, align, and join prints to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.5Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, electronic distance measuring equipment, or electronic data collectors.
    Fully Automatable
  • 4Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.9Prepare cost estimates for mapping projects.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.8Record survey measurements or descriptive data, using notes, drawings, sketches, or inked tracings.
    Fully Automatable
  • 3.6Set out and recover stakes, marks, or other monumentation.
    Fully Automatable

60.0% of Surveying and Mapping Technicians tasks can be automated with AI or robotics

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