Surveyor Career and Immigration options for Australia
Surveyor Plans, directs and conducts survey work to determine, delineate, plan and precisely position tracts of land, natural and constructed features, coastlines, marine floors and underground works, and manages related information systems. Registration or licensing may be required.
Profile Title: Surveyor Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Geomatician, Geomatic Engineer
ANZSCO Code: 232212 | Unit Code: 2322
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years
Assessing Bodies: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Cadastral Surveyor, Geodetic Surveyor, Hydrographic Survey Operator (Navy), Hydrographic Surveyor, Photogrammetric Surveyor
Profile Description: Plans, directs and conducts survey work to determine, delineate, plan and precisely position tracts of land, natural and constructed features, coastlines, marine floors and underground works, and manages related information systems. Registration or licensing may be required.
Job Duties:
- designing and compiling map manuscripts using digital and graphical source material, including aerial
- photographs, satellite imagery, survey documents, existing maps and records, reports and statistics
- advising Surveyors and other professionals on the data requirements for map production, and on the aesthetic, technical and economic considerations of scales, details to be illustrated, place names and reproduction techniques
- supervising and coordinating the work of cartographic technicians in the production and reproduction of maps
- determining the position of points of interest on the earth s surface including marine floors, and preparing the final product data in digital form
- supervising the preparation of plans, maps, charts and drawings to give pictorial representations and managing automated spatial information systems
- undertaking research and development of surveying and photogrammetric measurement systems, cadastral systems and land information systems
- planning and designing land subdivision projects and negotiating details with local governments and other authorities
- advising Architects, Engineering Professionals, environmental and other scientists or other relevant professionals on the technical requirements of surveying, mapping and spatial information systems
- compiling and evaluating data, interpreting codes of practice, and writing reports concerning survey measurement, land use and tenure
- preparing site plans and survey reports required for conveyancing and land ownership matters
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required.
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored
Registration or Licensing: may be required
Industries: Cartographers and Surveyors are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Public Administration and Safety; and Construction
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Cartographers and Surveyors is Bachelor degree (48.5 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Cartographers and Surveyors is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 35-44 years (26.0 per cent) and the median age is 40 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: Almost all Cartographers and Surveyors are male and 89.0 per cent of Cartographers and Surveyors work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 41.1 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,784 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation fell in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Cartographers and Surveyors to November 2020 is expected to grow strongly.
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