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NOC 22213: Land survey technologists and technicians
NOC 22213 is a TEER 2 occupation. It counts as skilled work for Express Entry under FSW and CEC. It is not on any 2026 category list, so candidates compete in general and program rounds.
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Land survey technologists and technicians conduct or participate in surveys to determine the exact locations and relative positions of natural features and other structures on the earth's surface, underground and underwater. They are employed by all levels of government, architectural and engineering firms, and by private sector surveying establishments.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- engineering survey technologist
- geodetic survey technologist
- geomatics technologist - land surveying
- land survey technician
- legal survey technician
- topographic survey technician
- transit operator - surveying
Not this code
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- Drafting technologists and technicians → 22212
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- Hydrographic survey technologist → 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
- Land surveyors → 21203
- Land use technician → 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- Mine survey technologist → 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
- Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology → 22214
- Urban planning technician → 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Land survey technologists
- Assist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys
- Conduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
- Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities
- Determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
- Analyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
- Prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reports
- Supervise and coordinate field survey activities.
Land survey technicians
- Participate in field surveys and operate survey instruments and devices
- Keep records, measurements and other survey information in systematic order
- Assist in the calculation, analysis and computation of measurements obtained during field surveys
- Assist in the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and plans.
Land survey technologists and technicians may specialize in one of the following types of surveys: geodetic survey, topographic survey, legal (cadastral) survey or engineering survey.
What this code means for Express Entry
TEER 0–3 work counts toward the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
One year of this work in Canada can qualify for the Canadian Experience Class.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
CRS points from November 3, 2026
NOC 22213 is not on IRCC's high-wage occupations list. From November 3, 2026, Canadian work in it earns only the work-length points, and a job offer in it adds no CRS points (it can still count for program eligibility).
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Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a two- to three-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technologists.
- Completion of a one- to two-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technicians.
- Certification by provincial associations of technicians and technologists may be required by some employers.
- In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."
Good to know
- Mobility is possible between the various occupations in this unit group.
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
- Progression to land surveyor position is possible with completion of professional surveyor examinations and certification.
- Geomatics is an interdisciplinary field encompassing the collection, analysis and presentation of geographically referenced data.