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159 open jobs
BLS Pay Range
$46,260–$99,710

What Does a Survey CAD Technician Do?

A survey CAD technician turns field data into finished survey drawings, processing points in Civil 3D, Carlson, MicroStation or Trimble Business Center and drafting plats, topographic surveys, ALTA surveys and exhibits for the licensed surveyor's review.

Survey CAD techs work in the survey groups of survey firms, engineering firms and DOTs.

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Survey CAD Technician Salary

National Median
$66,150
10th–90th Percentile
$46,260–$99,710
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Closest available: BLS has no survey CAD technician code. This is architectural and civil drafters (17-3011), which also covers architectural drafters; survey techs who draft may be counted as surveying and mapping technicians (17-3031) instead. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 17-3011 Architectural and Civil Drafters, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

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