Careers
Janjua Surveying & Mapping Services is a career field in high demand throughout industry, government and the private sector. As a land surveyor you will provide services for planned communities, schools, shopping centers, highway projects and more. Surveyor work
Land Surveyors work with government and private agencies to determine official land boundaries. They typically work outdoors for
long periods of time, using global positioning system receivers, computers and specialized equipment to gather precise location data. They analyze the data, prepare reports, create maps and verify the work of others for accuracy.
• Professional status and recognition.
• A challenging and well-paying career.
• Working with cutting edge technology.
• Applying your technical skills in the outdoors and in an office environment. In general, people who like surveying also like math—primarily geometry and trigonometry. The field attracts people with geology, forestry, history, engineering, computer science, and astronomy backgrounds, too. High school students interested in surveying should take courses in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, drafting, computer aided drafting (CAD), geography and computer science. Surveyors get started in their career through many paths. It could be through a summer job, through a class about surveying, or from a family member who knows or who is a surveyor. Many surveyors suggest spending a summer working on a survey crew and asking questions. You don’t have to have a degree or experience to help on a crew as a summer job. It can provide a chance to see what surveying is all about
