Instrument Operator Jobs
Survey Instrument Operator
Rinker Design Associates
Survey Field Technician II/Instrument Operator
DRMP, Inc.
Instrument Operator
Landpoint
Survey Instrument Operator
Timmons Group
Land Survey Instrument Technician
BGE Inc
Surveying Technician I - Rodman/Instrument Operator
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
Survey Instrument Operator I (Rodman)
Bowman
Survey Instrument Operator II
Bowman
Survey Instrument Operator I (Rodman)
Bowman Consulting
Survey Instrument Operator II
Bowman Consulting
Survey Instrument Technician
Apex Companies
Entry-Level Instrument Operator
Atlas Surveying
Land Survey Instrument Operator
Finch & Associates
Survey Instrument Operator & Underground Utility Locator
ATLAS SURVEYING INC
Survey Instrument Person
MACKAY
Survey Instrument Operator & Underground Utility Locator
Atlas Surveying
Survey Instrument Operator
ESP Associates, Inc.
Survey Technician/Instrument Operator
SAM
Entry-Level Instrument Operator
ATLAS SURVEYING INC
Survey Technician/Instrument Operator
SAM Companies
Hiring an Instrument Operator? Get in front of surveyors, party chiefs and techs who are ready to change firms.
Post a Job →What Does an Instrument Operator Do?
An instrument operator (instrument person) runs the total station, level or GNSS receiver on a survey crew, setting up over control, turning angles and recording measurements while the party chief directs the work.
Instrument operators work on field crews at survey firms, engineering firms and contractors and usually move up to party chief.
Instrument Operator Salary
BLS counts instrument operators inside surveying and mapping technicians (17-3031); there is no instrument operator figure. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 17-3031 Surveying and Mapping Technicians, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.