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24.2% Jobs Projection
$54,620 Median Salary
430 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Surveyors in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Surveyors in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Surveyors Work in Texas?

4,390 people worked as Surveyors in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,680 Surveyors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 720 Surveyors working in it, which means Texas has more Surveyors than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Surveyors in this state are growing at a rate of 24.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.2%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 430 annual job openings, and a total of 5,230 jobs for Texas Surveyors in 2026.

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

What do Surveyors Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Surveyors ranged from $32,440 to $96,460 with $54,620 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.6 to $46.38. The median hourly rate was $26.26.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.31 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.05.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Surveyors

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,430 $59,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 940 $53,590
Austin-Round Rock, TX 380 $57,270
Corpus Christi, TX 230 $46,160
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 220 $65,080
Tyler, TX 140 $46,420
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 130 $64,780
Midland, TX 90 $56,520
Amarillo, TX 70 $33,150
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 50 $46,270
El Paso, TX 40 $44,240
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 40 $33,030
Longview, TX 40 $47,660
Odessa, TX 30 $47,840

Top States for Surveyors Employment

The table below shows the states 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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