How to become a land surveying technician

Official title: Land surveying technician

Also called: Land mapping technician, Land survey computer-aided design (CAD) technician, Land surveyor's technician, Topographic survey technician, Ÿ Land mapping technician, Ÿ Topographic survey technician

Land surveying technician performs surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. He/she calculates mapmaking information and creates maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features and verifies accuracy and completeness of maps.

Main tasks

• Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering (Operations Management). You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $40,800 a year. The middle half earn $30,720 to $65,928 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Civil engineering technician
• Building technician
• Resident technical officer

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Questions people ask

How do I become a land surveying technician?

Ways in include: Work-study diploma.

How much does a land surveying technician earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $40,800 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $30,720 to $65,928.

Will AI change the work of a land surveying technician?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026