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California Surveyors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Surveyors in California

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Fast Facts for Surveyors in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yuba City, Redding, and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Salinas, and San Jose
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Riverside

Salaries for Surveyors in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Barbara, Yuba City, and San Luis Obispo. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Surveying Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
California State University-FresnoFresnoDoctorate22,383
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
Cuyamaca CollegeEl CajonAssociate9,358
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangeAssociate14,085

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Surveyors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Surveyors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Surveyors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Yuba City90$78,4107
Redding100$63,9804.3
San Luis Obispo90$75,5002.5
Santa Rosa130$65,2001.9
Chico40$53,4001.6
Santa Ana970$74,7601.6
Santa Barbara90$94,5201.4
Oxnard160$71,3901.4
Santa Cruz40$73,8001.3
Sacramento390$75,1201.1
San Diego580$70,0801.1
Fresno140$65,3801.1
Stockton80$72,8701
Bakersfield100$50,7201
Riverside480$71,9401
San Jose320$72,5100.9
Salinas50$70,9100.9
San Francisco220$70,4100.6
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