CLSA Outreach Committee

Our mission is to provide personal guidance for current and post military service members on the transition to the civilian land surveying profession. Together with our regional mentors, service members can navigate the opportunities for education, networking, and employment with aim.

Many military occupational specialties (MOS) feature training in land surveying concepts and tasks, so they are well suited to become land surveyors, however, all military personnel have training that prepares them to be great employees in the civilian land surveying profession. Here are some of the common land surveyor traits:

  • Team Member. Land surveyors perform their duties in teams of two or three. Together they recon the site condition, plan the work, and conduct the survey.
  • Advanced Technical Enthusiast. Typical survey equipment includes GPS receivers, robotic total station, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV "drone").
  • Outdoor Adventurer. Obviously, land surveyors measure outdoors on most projects. They could be at a beach, on a mountain range, or in the urban jungle.
  • Problem Solver. Every site location is different. Often land surveyors assess the site conditions, align with the objectives, and determine the best course of action.
  • Investigator. Land surveyors are often tasked to determine boundary locations. They investigate the origin and historical development of the land, weigh the surveyed facts and evidence, and render professional boundary location opinions, as the only professionals permitted by law to do so.
  • Geospatially Oriented. Simply, land surveyors know their orientation and path. Are you ready to chart your own course? The Regional Mentors listed below have been through the path and are ready guide yours.

List of Regional Mentors Coming Soon


Pathways to success: