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This is an ideal career for an anlytical thinker. Surveyors and spatial professionals focus on the measurement, management, presentation and analysis of spatial data. Your skills are applied to land, sea, space, mining, construction, forensics and medicine.

Salary p/a
35k - 200k

Qualifications
Degree

Intensity
Standing
Active

Demand
Growing

Travel
High

Conditions
Indoors & Outdoors

Weekly Hours
40-50

Pros

Plenty of jobs, variety of work, high tech gadgets
Great pay as huge skills shortage, work for yourself or in a large company
National and overseas travel

Cons

Community perception - much more than just the guy holding the stick on the road
Long hours and sometimes the elements can be tough
Pressure to get it right first time

The Bottom Line

There are lots of jobs, lots of variety, great pay, opportunities for travel and working overseas: a satisfying practical and professional career. You’d be crazy not to be a surveyor!

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