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Career: Surveying Technicians
Job Description
Adjust and operate surveying instruments, such as the theodolite and electronic distance-measuring equipment, and compile notes, make sketches and enter data into computers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, and electronic distance-measuring equipment. |
100
|
Perform calculations to determine earth curvature corrections, atmospheric impacts on measurements, traverse closures and adjustments, azimuths, level runs, and placement of markers. |
100
|
Record survey measurements and descriptive data using notes, drawings, sketches, and inked tracings. |
100
|
Search for section corners, property irons, and survey points. |
100
|
Position and hold the vertical rods, or targets, that theodolite operators use for sighting to measure angles, distances, and elevations. |
100
|
Lay out grids, and determine horizontal and vertical controls. |
100
|
Set out and recover stakes, marks, and other monumentation. |
100
|
Direct and supervise work of subordinate members of surveying parties. |
100
|
Conduct surveys to ascertain the locations of natural features and man-made structures on the Earth's surface, underground, and underwater using electronic distance-measuring equipment and other surveying instruments. |
100
|
Compile information necessary to stake projects for construction, using engineering plans. |
100
|
Place and hold measuring tapes when electronic distance-measuring equipment is not used. |
100
|
Collect information needed to carry out new surveys using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, and other relevant information. |
100
|
Perform manual labor, such as cutting brush for lines, carrying stakes, rebar, and other heavy items, and stacking rods. |
100
|
Maintain equipment and vehicles used by surveying crews. |
100
|
Provide assistance in the development of methods and procedures for conducting field surveys. |
96
|
Compare survey computations with applicable standards to determine adequacy of data. |
96
|
Prepare topographic and contour maps of land surveyed, including site features and other relevant information such as charts, drawings, and survey notes. |
96
|
Run rods for benches and cross-section elevations. |
89
|
Operate and manage land-information computer systems, performing tasks such as storing data, making inquiries, and producing plots and reports. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
72
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
69
|
Processing Information
|
65
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
64
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
62
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
61
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
59
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
56
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
55
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
55
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
54
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
54
|
Getting Information
|
54
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
52
|
Interacting With Computers
|
51
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
49
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
49
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
48
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
47
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
45
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
45
|
Thinking Creatively
|
44
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
44
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
43
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
42
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
42
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
41
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
40
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
38
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
36
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
35
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
33
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
23
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
21
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|