Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists

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2021 Workforce

36.4k

Average Age

Average Salary

$71,356

Average Male Salary

$75,589

Average Female Salary

$52,540

About

Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists was $71,356 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are Anchorage Municipality (South) PUMA, AK, Yuba City PUMA, CA, and Loveland City PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are Anchorage Municipality (South) PUMA, AK, Loveland City PUMA, CO, and Yuba City PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce. Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce in 2021 was 36,373 people, of which 18.4% were women and 81.6% were men. Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are paid most in Humboldt County PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Anchorage Municipality (South) PUMA, AK.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

29,693

Male Workforce

± 4.23k

6,680

Female Workforce

± 2.01k

The Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce in 2021 was 36,373 people (18.4% women and 81.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.05% between 2014 (35,996) and 2021 (36,373).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Indiana ($102,442), Kentucky ($94,766), and Maryland ($84,441).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$71,356

AVERAGE WAGE

#144 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists earned an average of $71,356, $11,760 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.335

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.335, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($107,722).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

36.4k

2021 Workforce

± 4,682

2.87%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.8%

This graphic shows the share of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists at 78.2%, followed by Construction with 13.9% and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 7.92%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in the US. The workforce of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in 2021 was 36,373 people, with 18.4% woman, and 81.6% men. The average age of male Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in 2021 was 36,373 people, with 18.4% woman, and 81.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (4,937 people), 25 to 29 years (4,805 people), and 40 to 44 years (4,067 people). Among them they concentrated 38.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 9.33% of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workers were Hispanic and 90.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.5%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.61)%, and Puerto Rican (7.91)%

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Races

In 2021, 85.8% of the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce were White, of which 17.5% were women and 82.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (5.09%) and Black (4.05%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Among the necessary skills for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (5,851 people), Social Sciences (4,652 people), and Business (3,628 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workers were Bachelors Degree (22,575 people), Graduate Degree (4,976 people), and Some college (4,020 people).

The graphic shows the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing.