In demand

Yeah. I believe that is a lot of places right now. Most firms around here, Louisville, are having a hard time keeping up. No one is here to fill these newly created positions and new vacancies which are slowly being left by retiring bodies.

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Paul,
You're not thinking of giving up the retired lifestyle are you?

Paul,
That is exactly what I was thinking....
Are you jumping back in?
Someone has to do the work!

Paul Landau, post: 400610, member: 2526 wrote: I was talking to a recruiter today...

I had a headhunter in Leeds contact me a couple of weeks ago...I was intrigued until I found out the position was in Virginia, not Yorkshire. 😡

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No, I'm not jumping back in, the recruiter contacted me, I was curious as to if he had closely read what it says on LinkedIn about me. He really hadn't. The position was in Portland. He sounded very upbeat about the survey opportunities.

I'm a student at the University of Akron (only six months left until I graduate!!!) and we have a co-op/jobs board which has more opportunities than people to fill. As part of the curriculum we have to go talk to a high school or career center or scout troop or anyone that'll listen to us about why they should become a surveyor. In Ohio we're at about a 20% drop in new licensees over the last couple years, and it wasn't a very high number to begin with. The demand for surveyors seems to growing and with the national average age of a surveyor being in the 55-58 y.o. range...we're going to start losing more guys than we're getting in.

I'm thinking that the "Great Recession" also had something to do with people leaving surveying. I experienced 2-3 downturns, perhaps more between 1987 and 2008. I migrated from NH to MD to survive the first major downturn.

A number of folks who don't survive numerous downturns will tend to attempt to find something a bit more stable. And yes, factor in the aging people in the industry now. And while we are at it, factor in lower pay in all too many cases.

If I were offered the opportunity to get back into surveying, there is a very good chance (99% or more) that I would decline the offer due to the above plus other factors.

I recently moved back from the PNW and not thrilled about the idea of moving back, but I may end up doing it anyway.

I have seen jobs posted for licenced surveyors or entry level with no experience, but very few (if any) intermediate LSIT level jobs.

John, post: 400693, member: 791 wrote: I'm thinking that the "Great Recession" also had something to do with people leaving surveying. I experienced 2-3 downturns, perhaps more between 1987 and 2008. I migrated from NH to MD to survive the first major downturn.

A number of folks who don't survive numerous downturns will tend to attempt to find something a bit more stable. And yes, factor in the aging people in the industry now. And while we are at it, factor in lower pay in all too many cases.

If I were offered the opportunity to get back into surveying, there is a very good chance (99% or more) that I would decline the offer due to the above plus other factors.

All very true, I almost stayed driving the truck rather than come back, LOL.

SHG

This afternoon one of the bigger companies in the Portland/Vancouver market posted several jobs on https://portland.craigslist.org/search/egr&apos ;">craigslist. Another one of the bigger area companies posted a similar array of jobs late last week. These 2 outfits have been posting there regularly all year, and probably they are the outfits the recruiters that called Paul are working for. I mention this because posting survey jobs in mid-November in Portland is unusual. Hiring recruiters at this time of year is unheard of. Not that work stops for the winter around here, but usually companies are looking to maintain staffing for awhile and gear up in late spring, if needed. Yes, it's a hot market around here. I hear that Seattle is even hotter.

Trundle, post: 400703, member: 12120 wrote: I have seen jobs posted for licenced surveyors or entry level with no experience, but very few (if any) intermediate LSIT level jobs.

Entry level hiring dried up around 2008 and stayed dry until relatively recently. That translates into very few people around now at loose ends with 4-8 years of experience - the sort of people who would normally be filling Party Chief/LSIT level positions. If you aren't seeing many ads for such people it may not be due to a lack of desire on the part of employers. They may have just given up looking.

Hi gents from out of South Africa,
Currently I studied only a certificate in Engineer Surveying due to time frame. Would there be any opportunities for me to fill the need?
I have a vast amount of experience from earthworks to civils. We are busy building one of the biggest wind farms in Africa with 121 turbines.
Future prospects in SA does not look to bright.

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