How to become a Surveyor's Assistant
Also called: Surveying Assistant
Transports, assembles, maintains and lays out surveying equipment in support of surveyors.
Main tasks
- Transports surveying equipment to and from work sites, and assembles, operates and disassembles surveying equipment as required
- Maintains and calibrates surveying equipment to ensure accuracy
- Operates and maintains vehicles and equipment used in surveying activities
- Assists in the marking and setting out of survey marks
- Records and maintains accurate data and measurements for surveyors
- Assists in the interpretation of surveying data and the preparation of surveying reports and maps
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Advanced Diploma of Surveying (CPP60121); Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services (CPP30221); Certificate II in Mining/Field Exploration (RII20620); Diploma of Surveying (CPP50121); Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services (CPP41721); Certificate II in Surveying and Spatial Information Services (CPP20121)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- About 7,900 people work in this job group now, and about 8,000 are projected by 2035. (+1%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Surveyor's Assistant?
Ways in include: Advanced Diploma of Surveying; Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services.
Is a Surveyor's Assistant a growing career in Australia?
Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 7,900 people now and 8,000 later (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Surveyor's Assistant?
Usually not. Only 21% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Advanced Diploma of Surveying; Certificate III in Surveying and Spatial Information Services.
Will AI change the work of a Surveyor's Assistant?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04