OES Code: 225210 SAN DIEGO COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR SURVEYING & MAPPING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS


Surveying and Mapping Technicians and Technologists perform surveying and mapping duties to obtain data pertaining to angles, elevations, points, and contours used for construction, map making, mining, or other purposes. They calculate information for map making from field notes using reference tables, and draw maps of geographical areas to show natural and constructed features, political boundaries, and other features from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, or other maps. They also draw topographical maps from aerial photographs or verify accuracy and completeness of topographical maps.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT
(excluding self-employed)

Number Working
in this Occupation
---   Year   ---
1995       2002
Percent
Change
Increase/
Decrease
Additional Openings
Due to People Chang-
ing Occupations
or Retiring
Sum of
Increase/Decrease
and Additional
Openings
260 240 -8% -20 50 30


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE SURVEYING & MAPPING TECHNICIANS AND TECHNOLOGISTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY


The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.


Industry Code
(SIC)
Industry Title          
8711 Engineering services
9030 Local government, except education

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


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