22213 Land survey technologists and technicians

What this occupation covers

Land survey technologists and technicians conduct or participate in surveys to determine the exact locations and relative positions of natural features and other structures on the earth's surface, underground and underwater. They are employed by all levels of government, architectural and engineering firms, and by private sector surveying establishments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 12 main duties for this code.

• Assist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys
• Conduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
• Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities
• Determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
• Analyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
• Prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reports
• Supervise and coordinate field survey activities.
• Participate in field surveys and operate survey instruments and devices
• Keep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic order
• Assist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
• Assist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans.
• Land survey technologists and technicians may specialize in one of the following types of surveys: geodetic survey, topographic survey, legal (cadastral) survey or engineering survey.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 12 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
• 21203 Land surveyors
• 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• 22214 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology

Excluded from this code

• Drafting technologists and technicians (See 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians)
• Geological technologist (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Geophysical technologist (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Hydrographic survey technologist (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Land surveyors (See 21203 Land surveyors)
• Land use technician (See 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)
• Mine survey technologist (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology (See 22214 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology)
• Urban planning technician (See 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

engineering survey technician · engineering survey technologist · geodetic survey technician · geodetic survey technologist · geomatics technician - land surveying · geomatics technologist - land surveying · instrument man/woman - surveying · instrument operator - surveying · instrument person - surveying · land survey technician · land survey technologist · legal survey assistant · legal survey technician · legal survey technologist · plane table operator - surveying · topographic survey technician · topographic survey technologist · transit man/woman - surveying · transit operator - surveying

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a two- to three-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technologists.
• Completion of a one- to two-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technicians.
• Certification by provincial associations of technicians and technologists may be required by some employers.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."