Surveyors specialise in the measurement, management, analysis and display of spatial information describing the Earth and its physical features. Surveyors work on the local and global scale, on projects as diverse as the planning of local facilities, to the prediction of earthquakes and mapping of the ocean floor. What you will study Build critical technical and engineering skills through courses in: cadastral surveying geodesy geotechnical engineering industrial surveying photogrammetry satellite positioning spatial data systems and remote sensing surveying techniques and computations town planning water engineering Career opportunities Surveyors are involved in the planning of almost all development and mapping of the land and earth. A shortage of surveyors in Australia means employment will be easy to find. Surveyors work in consultancies, private practice, the mining industry and government organisations. Average starting salaries for surveyors are great – more than $80,000 per annum. Surveying is flexible and diverse. You may prefer hands-on fieldwork, research, or a leadership role managing people and projects. Typical positions include: registered land surveyor engineering surveyor mining surveyor hydrographic surveyor town planning geospatial specialist geodesist