Surveying Personnel Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Surveying personnel hold about 60,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked very low for unemployment rate. About 2% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Yuba City (California), Gulfport (Mississippi), and Anchorage (Alaska), and least common in Grand Rapids (Michigan), New York (New York), and Greensboro (North Carolina).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in Santa Barbara (California), Yuba City (California), and Anchorage (Alaska). The lowest salaries for this job are in Nashville (Tennessee), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Florence (South Carolina).

Training and Education

Getting a bachelor's degree will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Surveying personnel with at least a bachelor's degree are 82% of the total. Approximately 18% of workers started college, but did not pursue a bachelor's degree. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately, 5% of surveying personnel work part-time. In this field, about 4% work for themselves.

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Surveying Personnel Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of surveying personnel compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for surveying personnel.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$51,000	420
Montgomery	$39,000	140
Huntsville	$42,000	140
Mobile	$40,000	130
Tuscaloosa	$46,000	110

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$83,000	350
Fairbanks	$64,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$52,000	1,240
Tucson	$44,000	430
Flagstaff	$47,000	40
Prescott	$48,000	40
Yuma	$48,000	30
Kingman	$51,000	30

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$54,000	160
Fayetteville	$46,000	150
Fort Smith	$36,000	60

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$75,000	970
San Diego	$70,000	580
Riverside	$72,000	480
Sacramento	$75,000	390
San Jose	$73,000	320
San Francisco	$70,000	220
Oxnard	$71,000	160
Fresno	$65,000	140
Santa Rosa	$65,000	130
Bakersfield	$51,000	100
Redding	$64,000	100
Yuba City	$78,000	90
Santa Barbara	$95,000	90
San Luis Obispo	$76,000	90
Stockton	$73,000	80
Salinas	$71,000	50
Santa Cruz	$74,000	40
Chico	$53,000	40

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$55,000	850
Colorado Springs	$53,000	70
Greeley	$52,000	60
Fort Collins	$64,000	60
Boulder	$44,000	50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$53,000	350
Bridgeport	$57,000	160
New Haven	$56,000	100
Danbury	$63,000	40

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$58,000	180

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$58,000	1,360

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$59,000	570
Orlando	$62,000	380
West Palm Beach	$59,000	280
Fort Lauderdale	$68,000	250
Miami	$64,000	220
Jacksonville	$52,000	170
Sarasota	$54,000	120
Lakeland	$60,000	120
Deltona	$47,000	110
Cape Coral	$67,000	110
Tallahassee	$58,000	110
Ocala	$53,000	70
Palm Bay	$46,000	70
Pensacola	$40,000	70
Gainesville	$58,000	40
Port St Lucie	$58,000	40
Naples	$68,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$42,000	1,240
Savannah	$44,000	120
Augusta	$41,000	60
Gainesville	$54,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$45,000	170

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$54,000	230
Coeur Dalene	$49,000	70
Pocatello		40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$66,000	1,450
Peoria	$44,000	80
Springfield	$62,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$47,000	420
Evansville	$42,000	90
Bloomington	$37,000	80
Gary	$61,000	80
Fort Wayne	$48,000	60
Lafayette	$48,000	50

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$47,000	120
Davenport	$46,000	70
Waterloo	$39,000	50

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$39,000	80
Topeka	$43,000	50

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$56,000	120
Lexington	$54,000	100
Owensboro		50

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$49,000	260
Lafayette	$46,000	200
Baton Rouge	$56,000	170
Shreveport	$33,000	110
Houma	$46,000	70
Lake Charles	$38,000	70
Monroe	$41,000	50
Alexandria	$44,000	40

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$60,000	120
Bangor	$43,000	60

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$54,000	530
Bethesda	$70,000	370
Hagerstown	$41,000	60

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$57,000	770
Barnstable Town	$44,000	90
Springfield	$59,000	60
Framingham	$61,000	60
Haverhill	$57,000	50
Brockton	$51,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$62,000	250
Detroit	$55,000	180
Grand Rapids	$61,000	60
Ann Arbor	$71,000	50
Lansing	$62,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$64,000	610
Duluth	$64,000	50

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Gulfport	$38,000	240
Jackson	$53,000	170

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$56,000	580
Kansas City	$45,000	490
Springfield	$43,000	140
Joplin	$36,000	50
Columbia	$48,000	40

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Billings	$56,000	120

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$46,000	190
Lincoln	$51,000	40

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$63,000	520
Reno	$74,000	150

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashua	$58,000	80
Manchester	$61,000	60

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison	$68,000	430
Newark	$66,000	410
Camden	$59,000	150
Atlantic City	$71,000	90
Trenton	$56,000	70

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$51,000	110
Farmington	$44,000	50
Santa Fe	$60,000	40

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$69,000	790
Nassau	$71,000	290
Rochester	$47,000	160
Buffalo	$54,000	120
Poughkeepsie	$47,000	110
Syracuse	$53,000	110
Albany	$70,000	90

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$47,000	270
Wilmington	$70,000	70
Durham	$53,000	70
Asheville	$55,000	60
Greensboro	$50,000	50
Winston Salem	$60,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bismarck	$53,000	100

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$55,000	250
Cleveland	$80,000	230
Columbus	$55,000	190
Dayton	$61,000	160
Akron	$51,000	120
Toledo	$67,000	100
Mansfield	$70,000	40
Canton	$44,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$41,000	210
Tulsa	$41,000	130

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$73,000	300
Salem	$66,000	60
Eugene	$61,000	50
Bend	$70,000	40
Corvallis	$58,000	30

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$54,000	680
Pittsburgh	$47,000	470
Lancaster	$51,000	100
Allentown	$57,000	90
Harrisburg	$51,000	90
Reading	$53,000	80
York	$50,000	70
Scranton	$47,000	50
State College	$47,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$59,000	180

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$50,000	200
Columbia	$49,000	160
Greenville	$43,000	90
Myrtle Beach	$50,000	60
Spartanburg	$40,000	50
Florence	$38,000	30

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$43,000	470
Memphis	$51,000	190
Knoxville	$40,000	130
Kingsport	$42,000	90
Johnson City	$37,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Houston	$66,000	1,250
Austin	$60,000	630
Dallas	$56,000	500
San Antonio	$45,000	300
Fort Worth	$46,000	300
Beaumont	$50,000	190
El Paso	$47,000	100
Corpus Christi	$63,000	90
Tyler	$53,000	50
Killeen	$46,000	50
Longview	$44,000	40
Mcallen	$39,000	40
Midland	$64,000	40
Wichita Falls	$48,000	30
College Station	$60,000	30
Victoria	$55,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$54,000	660
Ogden		50
Logan	$56,000	30

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$54,000	360
Virginia Beach	$66,000	220
Lynchburg	$42,000	180
Charlottesville	$47,000	80
Roanoke	$43,000	70
Winchester	$58,000	50
Blacksburg	$46,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$75,000	510
Kennewick	$69,000	70
Olympia	$62,000	30

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$41,000	150
Huntington	$47,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$62,000	620
Madison	$59,000	250
Appleton	$57,000	80
Green Bay	$51,000	60
Wausau	$49,000	30

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