Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists

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2020 Workforce

35.4k

Average Age

42.6

Average Salary

$67,892

Average Male Salary

$71,332

Average Female Salary

$53,440

About

Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists was $67,892 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are Severna Park, Arnold & Lake Shore PUMA, MD, Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta & Osceola Counties PUMA, MI, and Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA, PA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are Humboldt County PUMA, CA, Severna Park, Arnold & Lake Shore PUMA, MD, and Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA, PA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce. Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce in 2020 was 35,359 people, of which 19.2% were women and 80.8% were men. Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists are paid most in Towson (East & Central), Parkville & Carney PUMA, MD but are relatively concentrated in Humboldt County PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

28,561

Male Workforce

± 4.15k

6,798

Female Workforce

± 2.02k

The Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce in 2020 was 35,359 people (19.2% women and 80.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.77% between 2014 (35,996) and 2020 (35,359).

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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Indiana ($101,566), Kentucky ($100,984), and Maryland ($84,886).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$67,892

AVERAGE WAGE

#143 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists earned an average of $67,892, $11,938 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.337

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.337, 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 ($111,480).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

35.4k

2020 Workforce

± 4,616

2.03%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 18.2%

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 77.2%, followed by Construction with 13.2% and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 9.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in the US. The workforce of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in 2020 was 35,359 people, with 19.2% woman, and 80.8% men. The average age of male Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists in the workforce is 42.8 and of female Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists is 41.8, 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 2020 was 35,359 people, with 19.2% woman, and 80.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (4,985 people), 25 to 29 years (4,837 people), and 40 to 44 years (4,096 people). Among them they concentrated 39.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 8.56% of Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workers were Hispanic and 91.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.6%), Puerto Rican (7.99)%, and Cuban (6.4)%

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Races

In 2020, 88.5% of the Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists workforce were White, of which 18.4% were women and 81.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (4.06%) and Two or More Races (3.43%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (5,822 people), Social Sciences (4,508 people), and Business (3,452 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 (22,312 people), Graduate Degree (4,607 people), and Some college (4,233 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.