How to become a Surveyor or Cartographer
Official title: Surveyors and Cartographers
Surveys the natural and built features of the land, and produces maps and diagrams.
Main tasks
- Determine boundaries and exact positions, mark topographic symbols, and measure areas on maps and building plans
- Survey mines, record surface and underground features, and mark ore veins
- Survey seas, rivers and lakes for navigation and harbour construction
- Interpret and process aerial and satellite images to produce or update maps
- Advise on and research mapmaking techniques and design
Ways in
- University department: Architecture & Built Environment degrees, Offered by 34 universities in Taiwan
- Licence (national exam): Regulated profession. To practise as a professional surveyor you must pass the national Professional and Technical Examination (專門職業及技術人員考試) for 測量技師 and hold the certificate. Listed in the annex to article 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Professional and Technical Examinations Act, item 9.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$725,000 a year
- Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Surveyor or Cartographer?
Ways in include: Architecture & Built Environment degrees.
How much does a Surveyor or Cartographer earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$725,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Surveyor or Cartographer a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Surveyor or Cartographer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, 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