Surveying & mapping technicians

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Total Workforce

59.2k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$49,281

Average Male Salary

$51,246

Average Female Salary

$32,921

About

Surveying & mapping technicians are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Surveying & mapping technicians was $49,281 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Surveying & mapping technicians by wage are Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists, Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

Surveying & mapping technicians are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Surveying & mapping technicians are Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Surveying & mapping technicians are Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Surveying & mapping technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Surveying & mapping technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Surveying & mapping technicians, by average wage, is Other professional, scientific & technical services . Surveying & mapping technicians are paid most in St. Landry & Evangeline Parishes PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$49,281

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,189

In 2018, Surveying & mapping technicians earned an average of $49,281, $4,607 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Elementary & middle school teachers make somewhat more than Surveying & mapping technicians while Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Surveying & mapping technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.314

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Surveying & mapping technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.314, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Surveying & mapping technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Surveying & mapping technicians.

Spatial Concentration

Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln & Moore Counties PUMA, TN

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Surveying & mapping technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Surveying & mapping technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Surveying & mapping technicians, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Surveying & mapping technicians, by average wage, are Computer Systems Design, Other professional, scientific & technical services , Support activities for mining, Forestry except logging, Computer Systems Design, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

59.2k

2018 Workforce

± 5,974

-1.17%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.4%

The number of people employed as Surveying & mapping technicians has been declining at a rate of -1.17%, from 59,925 people in 2017 to 59,226 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Surveying & mapping technicians employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Surveying & mapping technicians at 64.7%, followed by Construction with 11% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 3.35%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Surveying & mapping technicians in the US. The average age of male Surveying & mapping technicians in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Surveying & mapping technicians is 44, and the most common race/ethnicity for Surveying & mapping technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

52.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,645

6.35k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,956

89.3% of Surveying & mapping technicians are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Surveying & mapping technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Surveying & mapping technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

82% of Surveying & mapping technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.4% of Surveying & mapping technicians, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Surveying & mapping technicians.

Age by Gender

41.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.47

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.2

The median age of Surveying & mapping technicians is 41.7, and Male employees are generally 2.62 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Surveying & mapping technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Surveying & mapping technicians is Engineering but a relatively high number of Surveying & mapping technicians hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Surveying & mapping technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Surveying & mapping technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Surveying & mapping technicians need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.