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Job description
These individuals collect data on a given space that will then be analyzed by Land Surveyors. They are self-employed or work for:
- The public service
- Municipal governments
- Surveying firms
- Real estate development, natural resources, engineering, or construction companies
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
- Collect data.
- Draw plans and delineate structures.
- Provide the elevation, orientation, and size of the land or infrastructure.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
Also required
- Occupational competency certificate issued by the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ [Quebec Construction Commission]) to work on construction sites.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Mathematics
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Active listening
- Written expression
- Coordination
- Time management
- Active learning
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Teaching
- Learning strategies
- System analysis
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Mathematical reasoning
- Basic numeracy
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Written expression
- Near vision
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Classification
- Distance vision
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
- Depth perception
- Information processing speed
- Spatial orientation
- Selective attention
- Control accuracy
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-arm stability
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
Interests
- Work with numbers
- Work outdoors
- Make technical plans and drawings
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Land survey technologists and technicians (CNP 22213)
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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