Geodetic Surveyors, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here29
  • geodesist
  • land measurer
  • land surveyor
  • field surveyor
  • geodetic advisor
  • geodetic engineer
  • geodetic surveyor
  • geospatial analyst
  • geodetic computator
  • geodetic technician
  • measurement advisor
  • survey technologist
  • surveyor technician
  • geodetic coordinator
  • and 15 more
SOC code
17-1022.01
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
13 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Geodetic SurveyorsSOC 17-1022.01
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
28% · you keepBarely automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Survey Data Analysis Agent
ESRI ArcGIS software · Microsoft Excel · SQL
● No integration needed
Coordinate Calculation Agent
National Geodetic Survey NGS Geodetic Toolkit · Microsoft Excel · Geocomp Systems GeoCalc
● No integration needed
Database & Reporting Agent
Microsoft Access · Microsoft Word · SQL
● No integration needed
Technical Research Agent
Web · Search · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Direct and supervise field survey teams on-siteOperate physical surveying equipment and conduct field measurementsApprove final survey certifications and legal boundary determinationsOwn accountability for geodetic control network accuracy

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Maintain geodetic databases and prepare technical reports82% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 13 detailed work activities O*NET records for Geodetic Surveyors, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 1

Partly automatable activities for Geodetic Surveyors
ActivityJobs
Explain project details to the general public7

Barely automatable 2

Barely automatable activities for Geodetic Surveyors
ActivityJobs
Train personnel on proper operational procedures25
Direct surveying activities3