Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY:
ARCHITECT, SURVEY, CARTOGRAPH &
ENGINEER
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:
ARCHITECT, SURVEY, CARTOGRAPH &
ENGINEER
OCCUPATION:
SURVEYORS
17-1022
BROADBAND LEVELS:
Level 2– Pay Band 006
Level 3– Pay Band 009
Level 4– Pay Band 011
Level 5– Pay Band 012
DESCRIPTION
This is work making exact measurements and determine property boundaries. The
incumbent will also provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location,
elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for
engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and
supervising employees.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing
performance.
Plans ground surveys designed to establish base lines, elevations, and other geodetic
measurements.
Determines photographic equipment to be used, altitude from which to photograph
terrain, and directs aerial surveys of specified geographical area.
Drafts or directs others to draft maps of survey data.
Prepares survey proposal or directs one or more phases of survey proposal
preparation.
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Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Surveys water bodies to determine navigable channels and to secure data for
construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
Analyzes survey objectives and specifications, utilizing knowledge of survey uses.
Determines appropriate and economical methods and procedures for establishing
survey control.
Computes data necessary for driving and connecting underground passages,
underground storage, and volume of underground deposits.
Coordinates findings with work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and
others concerned with project.
Establishes fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering
instruments.
Prepares charts and tables and makes precise determinations of elevations and records
other characteristics of terrain.
Computes geodetic measurements and interprets survey data to determine position,
shape, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
Conducts research in surveying and mapping methods using knowledge of techniques
of photogrammetric map compilation, electronic data processing, and flight and control
planning.
Locates and marks sites selected for geophysical prospecting activities, such as
locating petroleum or mineral products.
Estimates cost of survey.
Studies weight, shape, size, and mass of earth, and variations in earth's gravitational
field, using astronomic observations and complex computation.
Takes instrument readings of sun or stars and calculates longitude and latitude to
determine specific area location.
Keeps accurate notes, records, and sketches to describe and certify work performed.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
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Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Getting Information Needed to Do the
Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining
information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or
facts by breaking down information or data
into separate parts.
Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials,
Products, Events, or Information: Estimating
sizes, distances, and quantities, or
determining time, costs, resources, or
materials needed to perform a work activity.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating,
tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing
information or data.
Processing Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and
Events
Identifying information received by making
estimates or categorizations, recognizing
differences or similarities, or sensing changes
in circumstances or events.
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or
maintaining information in either written form
or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Making Decisions and Solving
Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with
information and data to make decisions and
solve problems. These processes involve
making decisions about the relative
importance of information and choosing the
best solution.
Developing plans to accomplish work, and
prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Updating and Using Job-Relevant
Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing
one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
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Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Communicating With Persons Outside
Of the Organization
Communicating with persons outside the
organization, representing the organization to
customers, the public, government, and other
external sources. This information can be
exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via
telephone/electronic transfer.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Writing
Communicating effectively with others in
writing as indicated by the needs of the
audience
Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and
identifying essential information
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents
Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people
as they work, identifying the best people for
the job
Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple
pieces of information
Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of different
approaches
Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an
idea
Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and
interrelationships including arithmetic,
algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and
their applications
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Job Family: 17-0000 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Occupational Group: 17-1020 Architect, Survey, Cartograph & Engineer
Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing
the location and distribution of land, sea, and
air masses including their physical locations,
relationships, and characteristics
Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical
principles, laws, and applications including air,
water, material dynamics, light, atomic
principles, heat, electric theory, earth
formations, and meteorological and related
natural phenomena
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE:
History:
03/17/2003
09/09/2002
07/01/2002
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