In general, salary for land surveyors is often similar to…

People sometimes are under the impression that finding their property corners should cost as much as changing their oil or blowing out their sprinklers.…

— Mark Mason

I'm lucky enough to split my time between the field and the office. Some land surveyors in larger outfits can work mostly from behind…

— Mark Mason

I've met very few professional land surveyors who regret their career path, and even fewer, who are out of work, even during economic slowdowns.

— Mark Mason

A lot of people don't think much about what land surveyors do. In a nutshell, we are the interpreters and providers of landmarks and…

— Mark Mason

There are lots of ways to design a workflow - for instance, some land surveyors book their notes by hand, and some use electronic…

— Mark Mason

When I got my commission, other land surveyors told me to ask for advice from my peers when I was struggling with something.

— Mark Mason

Professional land surveyors take on a lot of responsibility, and should be compensated appropriately.

— Mark Mason

Some land surveyors delve into land development advocacy, working with local government on behalf of clients in order to facilitate progress on a project.…

— Mark Mason

Land surveyors start as employees, and move up to partnership in a firm or to ownership of their own enterprise if they wish. Some…

— Mark Mason

Legal land surveyors are few and far between and can find themselves in demand.

— Mark Mason

It's important to know that, unlike lawyers, land surveyors put the public interest first. That means we're not biased by our client - this…

— Mark Mason

I was attracted to the direct connection with history that land surveyors experience in the form of plans, field notes, and from surveying monuments…

— Mark Mason

Land surveyors can spend as much time reading legislation, bylaws, and engineering documents as we spend in front of an instrument in the field…

— Mark Mason

If you're looking for an adventure, an intellectual challenge, and a close-knit community of professionals, consider land surveying! It's not for everyone, and I'd…

— Mark Mason

Sometimes I imagine a surveyor 100 years from now reading my plan, retracing my boundaries, and finding the monuments that I set. It's an…

— Mark Mason