Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Surveyor's Assistants


Surveyor's Assistants perform routine tasks to assist Surveyors and Geologists by transporting, assembling, maintaining and laying out prospecting and surveying equipment, and collecting and labelling samples.

What the job involves

  • Assists with the measuring of distances, angles and variations in terrain as directed by a surveyor

  • Places pegs and other survey marks as directed

  • Performs various duties to assist surveyor, such as establishing plumb marks