Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Surveyors

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Surveyors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $83,999 versus $66,681 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +26%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 78.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
None$90,00015.3%
Master's$83,999315.8%
Bachelor's$66,6811578.9%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Weeks Marine Inc. N/A N/A N/A $94,583
A-Plus Construction Services Corp. N/A N/A N/A $51,376
ZUPT LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $68,000
CONTROLPOINT SURVEYING, INC. N/A N/A N/A $58,323
FUGRO CHANCE INC N/A N/A N/A $60,000
WSP USA Inc Bachelor's 50% 50% $70,595
ROSELL SURVEYING & MAPPING INC N/A N/A N/A $63,638
Mueller Co. LLC N/A N/A N/A $47,500
ConocoPhillips Company N/A N/A N/A $94,560
Landmark Construction, Inc N/A N/A N/A $61,090
HARRY R. FELDMAN, INC. N/A N/A N/A $50,960
International Design Services, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $50,773
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF INC. N/A N/A N/A $49,379
North Tarrant Infrastructure, LLC Bachelor's 100% 0% $80,330
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC N/A N/A N/A $65,000
Perennial Environmental I, LLC N/A N/A N/A $47,686
LANDMARK FLEET SURVEYORS P.C. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Mueller Systems, LLC N/A N/A N/A $60,341
FRONTIER PRECISION INC. N/A N/A N/A N/A
CONCORDIA WIRELESS INC N/A N/A N/A $49,000