Land Survey Technologists and Technicians
Job description
These individuals help determine the location of features and structures on the earth’s surface, underground, or underwater. They work for:
- The government
- Architectural and engineering firms
- Private companies
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
- Collaborate in the development of survey methods and procedures.
- Conduct and coordinate surveys, operate instruments and computer equipment, and record measurements.
- Determine precise geographic coordinates using global positioning systems (GPS).
- Analyze latitude, longitude, and angles and perform calculations to represent relief, contours, and areas.
- Develop drawings, graphs, detailed plans, survey notes, and reports.
- Maintain a filing system.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between the different positions in this group.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
- These individuals may specialize in various fields of surveying (geodesic, topographic, legal [cadastral], etc.).
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $21.75
- Median
- $28.50
- Maximum
- $45.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 23% Female
- 77% Male
- 23% Female
- 77% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5413, 541467% of jobs
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NAICS 9116% of jobs
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NAICS 237% of jobs
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NAICS 222% of jobs
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NAICS 212% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5413, 541467% of jobs
-
NAICS 9116% of jobs
-
NAICS 237% of jobs
-
NAICS 222% of jobs
-
NAICS 212% of jobs
-
Others6% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in arpentage et topographie
Placement rate: 82.4%
12.5% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in civil Engineering Technology
Placement rate: 48.5%
48.9% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie de la géomatique (Géodésie)
Placement rate: 68.4%
26.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) to use the title of Professional Technologist.
- Occupation competency certificate issued by the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ [Quebec Construction Commission]) to work on construction sites as a Surveyor.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Critical thought
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Mathematics
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Monitoring operations
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Social perception
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Near vision
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Deductive reasoning
- Digital dexterity
- Mathematical reasoning
- Distance vision
- Control accuracy
- Information organization
- Speech clarity
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Classification
- Core strength
- Manual dexterity
- Written expression
- Hand-arm stability
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
- Patience
Interests
- Work with numbers
- Work outdoors
- Make technical plans and drawings
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- 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.
Official name of the NOC 22213
Land survey technologists and technicians
Job titles
- Geomatics Technologists - Land Surveying
- Surveyors
- Land survey technician
- Topographic survey technician
- Land survey technologist
- Topographic survey technologist
- Instrument man/woman - surveying
- Legal survey assistant
- Geomatics technician - land surveying
- Plane table operator - surveying
- Transit man/woman - surveying
- Geodetic survey technician
- Legal survey technician
- Engineering survey technician
- Geodetic survey technologist
- Legal survey technologist
- Engineering survey technologist
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026