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I do all the surveying on all my projects which usually consists of sewer profiles, topos and stake outs.  My question is should I consider looking into getting licensed.  The main reason I am thinking of doing this is because the average age of surveyors is 56 years old and I think they may be in high demand in the future.  If my current job ever fell through I would seriously consider going out on my own and thought being a surveyor would help get some business.  I would appreciate any input.

RE: Surveying License

I think the short answer is that it couldn't hurt, though that is kindof a cheap answer.

I think it depends if you want to expand what you are currently doing to include property boundaries, plats, easement descriptions, things like that.  I think those usually require a surveyor's stamp.

Are you a professional engineer?  Although the statutes vary from state to state, I know in many cases engineers are allowed to obtain existing conditions information w/o having to rely on a licensed surveyor (ie obtaining topo, existing utility, etc)  If that is all you want to do, then it seems like a waste of time to me.  

On the other hand, if you are looking to bring in work by touting a survey license, well, that is probably anyones guess.  Probably wouldn't hurt.









 

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