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A drone surveyor (UAS pilot) flies drones for survey and mapping projects, planning flights and ground control, capturing imagery or LiDAR and processing it into orthophotos, surfaces and point clouds for surveyors and engineers.
Drone surveyors hold an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate and work at survey firms, geospatial firms, contractors and mines.
Drone Surveyor Salary
Closest available: BLS has no drone or UAS surveyor code. This is surveying and mapping technicians (17-3031); staff who process drone imagery into maps may be counted as cartographers and photogrammetrists (17-1021). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.