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Want to work in Mississippi as a Surveyor? Read this first!

4.3% Jobs Projection
$38,520 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Surveyors in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Surveyors in Mississippi is growing slower than average.

  • Surveyors in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Surveyors Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 370 people working as Surveyors in the year 2018.

There were 430 Surveyors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 720 Surveyors working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Surveyors than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Surveyors in this state are growing at a rate of 4.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.2%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Surveyors job openings in Mississippi, and 490 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,800 annual jobs and 49,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Surveyors Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Surveyors ranged from $23,710 to $77,460 with $38,520 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.4 to $37.24. The median hourly rate was $18.52.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $22.21 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $3.69.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Surveyors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Surveyors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Jackson, MS 100 $40,590
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 100 $47,430
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 50 $41,340

Top States for Surveyors Employment

View the list below to see where most Surveyors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 4,390 $54,620
California 4,260 $91,030
Florida 3,640 $53,680
New York 1,800 $70,090
Pennsylvania 1,590 $60,550
Colorado 1,550 $62,400
Virginia 1,520 $63,240
Illinois 1,340 $68,580
Ohio 1,280 $57,450
Massachusetts 1,160 $62,500
New Jersey 1,140 $68,630
North Carolina 1,100 $67,690
Louisiana 1,090 $59,850
Arizona 1,000 $59,270
Maryland 970 $59,340
Washington 960 $83,840
Michigan 940 $57,460
Georgia 940 $54,760
Tennessee 900 $45,900
Indiana 890 $58,060

Below are the states where Surveyors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $91,030
Washington $83,840
Nevada $82,180
Alaska $79,610
North Dakota $75,700
New York $70,090
Delaware $69,890
New Jersey $68,630
Utah $68,620
Illinois $68,580

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