Land Surveyor

Useful school subjects:

Physics
Geography
Graphics
Mathematics

Kairuri Whenua

Land surveyor using a theodolite at a construction site.

A land surveyor using a theodolite to conduct a site survey

Land surveyors map the Earth's surface to determine boundaries, locations, topographic features and man-made structures.

He whakamārama

Ko tā te kairuri whenua mahi ko te whakamahere i ngā āhutanga o te mata o te whenua hei whakatau i ngā takiwā, ngā wāhi, ngā hua matawhenua me ngā hanganga ka hangā e te ringa tangata.

Entry Requirements

To become a land surveyor, you need to have a Bachelor of Surveying (BSurv).

Meet people in this job

Rebecca Strang.

"For the first few years with Connell Wagner, I did a number of GPS mapping projects."

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Pay

Pay for land surveyors varies depending on experience and qualifications.
 

 

Job Outlook

Demand for land surveyors is affected by the health of the construction industry.

Skill shortage information

There is both an immediate and long term skill shortage for this job.

Source: Department of Immigration, Skills Shortages
 

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