Surveying is great if you love variety in your work, enjoying being outside and enjoy working with numbers. It also allows you to learn about how things are built.

The challenges

It's challenging working on construction sites as a surveyor due to the large amount of overtime required and it can be a struggle to find a good work-life balance.

Oct 2018

Surveying - for those that can’t do engineering

Reviewer's Qualification

Associate Degree in Spatial Science

Experience

5 – 9 years

Organisation size

Large (200+ employees)

Specialisation

Data & Management

The good things

Work with new and fun technology. Work inside and outside. Can take you anywhere in the world

The challenges

Not enough work to stay in one location, having to follow the work to stay employed

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