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17 open jobs
BLS Pay Range
$53,740–$126,950

What Does a LiDAR Technician Do?

A LiDAR technician captures and processes laser-scanning data from terrestrial scanners, mobile mapping systems and airborne or drone LiDAR, registering point clouds and classifying and modeling them into surfaces and 3D deliverables.

LiDAR technicians work at geospatial and survey firms, engineering firms and mapping companies.

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LiDAR Technician Salary

National Median
$81,390
10th–90th Percentile
$53,740–$126,950

Closest available: BLS has no LiDAR technician code. This is cartographers and photogrammetrists (17-1021), the occupation that processes LiDAR data; field scanning crews may be counted as survey technicians (17-3031). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 17-1021 Cartographers and Photogrammetrists, national, all industries. BLS pay excludes overtime and the self-employed.

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