Surveyor
Also known as: Land Surveyor · Survey Engineer
Measures land and sites to produce maps, levels and layouts for construction.
What you’d do
Surveyors measure land and sites to produce maps, levels and layouts for construction and land records. They work for construction firms, survey agencies, infrastructure projects and government departments, and the day is spent in the field with instruments and then processing the data on a computer.
- Surveys sites with total station and GPS
- Marks layouts and levels on site
- Prepares survey maps and drawings
- Records and checks measurements
How you get in
Freshers usually join as survey engineers on construction or infrastructure projects, or with survey agencies. Hands-on practice with a total station and AutoCAD is the main thing employers look for.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Operating a total station, level and GPS
- Setting out layouts on site
- Calculating levels, areas and volumes
- Preparing drawings in AutoCAD
- Recording field data accurately
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work is mostly outdoors and on project sites.
- Common next steps: senior surveyor, survey manager, GIS or drone-mapping roles.
- Drone and GPS-based surveying are changing how field work is done.
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