All about the job of a surveyor technician

When choosing a future profession, it is very important to focus on your abilities and interests. So, if you are inclined towards technical disciplines and measuring instruments, then you should pay attention to the specialty of a surveyor technician. Let's take a closer look at the features of the work of this specialist.

A surveyor technician is a person involved in various survey, topographic, layout and design work., the ultimate goal of which is to draw up maps and describe the characteristics of the terrain, as well as the state of the construction site.

Geodesy as a whole has a rather long and interesting history of its origin and development. If you think theoretically, it began to develop in ancient times. From the beginning of the 17th century, a wide variety of geodetic methods began to be invented and developed: trilateration, polygonometry, phototriangulation and others. During the time of tsarist Russia, Peter I made a significant contribution to this science. Geodesy was actively developing during the times of the Soviet Union.

In general, we surveyors are professionals who have high requirements in terms of theoretical and practical training. Depending on the specific enterprise, specialists can work according to different schedules and regimes: they can, for example, act as employees, work on a rotational basis, or carry out their activities under a contract.

In order for a person looking for a vacancy to qualify for the position of a surveyor technician, he must have the appropriate qualifications. There are several levels of qualification that can be assigned to a specialist.

So, a specialist of the first category is an employee who has a secondary vocational education in this specialty and has at least 2 years of work experience as a technician-surveyor of the second category. Similar requirements are allocated to the specialist of the second category. An employee who has not yet gained experience, but has a geodetic education, is considered a surveyor technician without a category. It turns out that the specialist of the first category has the highest qualifications. The categories in the qualification group of these specialists are not assigned.

A to get the position of a surveyor engineer, you need to undergo appropriate training at a higher educational institution.

The mandatory competencies of a professional include:

• knowledge of regulatory documents, laws and by-laws that govern the professional activities of a surveyor;
• knowledge of the internal documentation of the enterprise;
• the ability to work with specialized equipment and an understanding of its technical and design features;
• skill in performing specialized geodetic calculations;
• knowledge of labor legislation;
• knowledge of safety regulations;
• the ability to plan geodetic works.

At the same time, in addition to requirements for professional characteristics, requirements are also put forward of a personal nature. Usually they are written in the job description, so when looking for a job you need to be as careful as possible. It is believed that a surveyor technician must have a number of positive qualities, including:

• patience;
• tendency to routine work;
• endurance and physical fitness;
• stress resistance and emotional stability;
• attention to detail;
• a responsibility;
• diligence;
• discipline;
• striving for self-development;
• the ability to self-motivate yourself.

The most successful in the profession will be the person who combines the necessary professional and personal characteristics. But it is also recommended to stop at mastering the standard minimum competencies, and to develop further.

A surveyor technician performs his professional duties in strict accordance with the job description and professional standard. That's why you need to familiarize yourself with these documents in advance and very carefully.

The standard duties of a surveyor technician include:

• performing functions in a vertical layout;
• development of plans for various sites through specialized engineering and geodetic surveys;
• preparation of initial data for the implementation of further construction;
• engineering and geodetic design;
• checking the operation of technical equipment;
• making the necessary calculations;
• survey and measurement work;
• study of cadastral systems;
• compliance with the established terms and schedules of work.

It should be borne in mind that although the job description and professional standard, in fact, are fairly standardized documents, each employer can make amendments and additions to them. Therefore, you must be ready to quickly adapt to changing working conditions.

If you are applying for the position of a surveyor technician, then you need to complete the appropriate professional training. Depending on the company for which you are planning to find a job, as well as on your ambitions, you can get an education in a higher or secondary vocational educational institution. You should give your preference to such areas of training as "Applied Geodesy", "Land Management and Cadastres", "Geodesy and Remote Sensing", "Cartography and Geoinformatics".

In the learning process, be extremely careful, executive and responsible, try to get the highest possible grades. The thing is that when accepting a specialist for a position, many employers require not only the diploma itself, but also an extract with grades. Therefore, high scores will allow you to stand out favorably among other applicants. Not only theoretical but also practical training is important. Therefore, try to prove yourself as much as possible in the practical exercises, which are an integral part of education.

Besides, it should be borne in mind that many employers require their employees to constantly improve their qualifications. To do this, you can attend various educational events: seminars, lectures, master classes, refresher courses.

If we talk about the average salaries of surveyors in Russia, they are at the level of 48,000 rubles. However, this amount of material remuneration for the work of a specialist may vary depending on a number of factors:

• region of residence (traditionally, salaries in the capital are higher than in small provincial cities);
• educational level (specialists with a higher education diploma can expect a higher salary compared to those who graduated from college);
• category (with an increase in professionalism, the salary also increases);
• place of work (workers in the private sector usually receive more than those employed in state-owned enterprises).

Thus, we can conclude that the profession of a surveyor technician is highly paid, and therefore in demand and popular among young people. At the same time, with the development of professionalism in his business, he can count on an increase in material remuneration for his work.

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