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Estimated employment270
Mean wage25.40
Entry wage17.61
10th percentile wage16.27
50th percentile wage24.38
90th percentile wage36.42
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services16059.8%
Public Adminsitration4015.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration4032.95
Professional & Business Services16023.79
Surveying and Mapping Technicians (17-3031)
Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of a surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of topographical maps. Exclude "Surveyors" (17-1022), "Cartographers and Photogrammetrists" (17-1021), and "Geoscientists, Ex. Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$25.40 $39.62  -$14.22
2014$25.28+.5%$39.43 +.5%-$14.15
2013$24.80+1.9%$38.69 +1.9%-$13.88
2012$24.33+1.9%$37.95 +1.9%-$13.62
2011$23.86+2.0%$37.21 +2.0%-$13.35
2010$23.49+1.6%$36.63 +1.6%-$13.14
2009$23.07+1.8%$35.99 +1.8%-$12.91
2008$22.83+1.1%$35.61 +1.1%-$12.77
2007$22.15+3.1%$34.55 +3.1%-$12.39
2006$21.41+3.5%$33.39 +3.5%-$11.98
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$25.40 $26.98  -$1.58
2014$25.28+.5%$26.76 +.8%-$1.48
2013$24.80+1.9%$26.19 +2.2%-$1.38
2012$24.33+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$1.32
2011$23.86+2.0%$25.22 +1.7%-$1.36
2010$23.49+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$1.33
2009$23.07+1.8%$24.41 +1.7%-$1.33
2008$22.83+1.1%$24.08 +1.4%-$1.24
2007$22.15+3.1%$23.46 +2.6%-$1.31
2006$21.41+3.5%$22.71 +3.3%-$1.30

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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