Land surveyors

Land surveyors

NOC
21203

conduct legal surveys to establish the location of property boundaries, contours and other natural or human-made features, and prepare and maintain drawings and documents.

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3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

34
 

Median Hourly Wage

$37.98
$22.71
Low
$52.45
High

Average Salary

$92,000
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

139
 
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Full NOC Description

Land surveyors plan, direct and conduct legal surveys to establish the location of real property boundaries, contours and other natural or human-made features, and prepare and maintain cross-sectional drawings, official plans, records and documents pertaining to these surveys. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments, private sector land surveying establishments, real estate development, natural resource, engineering and construction firms, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Develop survey plans, methods and procedures for conducting legal surveys
  • Plan, direct and supervise or conduct surveys to establish and mark legal boundaries of properties, parcels of lands, provincial and Canada Lands, Aboriginal land claims, wellsites, mining claims, utility rights-of-way, roadways and highways
  • Survey and lay out subdivisions for rural and urban development
  • Determine precise locations using electronic distance measuring equipment, global positioning systems (GPS), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)/drones
  • Analyze, manage and display data using geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design and drafting (CAD)
  • Record all measurements and other information obtained during survey activities
  • Prepare or supervise the preparation and compilation of all data, plans, charts, records and documents related to surveys of real property boundaries
  • Certify and assume liability for surveys made to establish real property boundaries
  • Advise, provide consultation and testify as an expert witness on matters related to legal surveys
  • May supervise other land surveyors, and land survey technologists and technicians.

    • Also Known As

    • cadastral surveyor
    • Canada lands surveyor
    • city surveyor
    • land surveyor
    • property surveyor
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    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    A bachelor's degree in geomatics engineering or survey engineering or a college diploma in survey science or geomatics technology with additional academic credits and successful completion of equivalent examinations set by a regional board of examiners for land surveyors is required.
  • A one- to three-year articling period is required.
  • Successful completion of professional land surveyor examinations is required.
  • A federal or provincial land surveyor's licence is required.

    • Provincial Regulation

    • Provincially Regulated: Yes

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    Employment by Sex

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    13.6%
    Female
    86.4%
    Male
    Employment by age

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    4.5%
    15-24
    9.1%
    25-34
    31.8%
    35-44
    18.2%
    45-54
    22.7%
    55-64
    13.6%
    65+
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    Employment by highest level of education

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    0.0%
    No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
    13.6%
    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    0.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    0.0%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    40.9%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

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    63.6%
    Professional, scientific and technical services
    9.1%
    Construction
    N/A
    N/A
    27.3%
    All Other Industries
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    Employment by Economic Regions

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    18.20%
    Northeast
    27.30%
    Southeast
    22.70%
    Southwest
    22.70%
    Central
    N/A
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    $92,000

    Newfoundland

    $84,000

    Prince Edward Island

    N/A

    Nova Scotia

    $68,000

    Canada

    $80,400
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    34
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    17
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    16
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    68
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    23
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    45
     
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