No, it's not my opinion, see: Having?ÿ extensive experience with Department of Labor, it is my opinion that they get salaries of the trades spot on...

Plumbers and elections are in a very highly paid trade. It's a great way to make a living for those with no interest in a four year degree; however, a...

@larry-best Maybe it is because the poll asked for "salaries". I would guess that almost all licensed surveyors making less than $50,000 are in busin...

@jph Definitely not all. There are ample opportunities to make a good living in boundary. I think energy and construction often offer higher salaries...

@norman-oklahoma This is spot on. I have turned down every headhunter representing huge firms. The salaries are extraordinary, but the drastic reduct...

@not-my-real-name It depends what state you are in, but in many it is the responsibility of the land owner to post if they don't want hunters, not th...

@not-my-real-name Most of the vacant land in the Country is public. Of course posting isn't "required" anywhere, but if you want to be able to charg...

@mightymoe This is a good example of why surveyors shouldn't keep there work secret. I could see these situations leading to confusion for the next s...

It is obvious that a car is private property, but how is one to know that a patch of woods is private without some kind of notice? Hurricane fencing w...

@mightymoe I hope this is in a recording (or filling) state.?ÿ

@party-chef BLM/GLO corners are by regulation oriented to be read when facing north. In many states private surveyors have adopted the same practice,...

?ÿ In your first example it doesn't sound like you have a virtual position. It sounds like you a have a corner monumented by a post that is reference...

@holy-cow Granting or reserving easements by subdivision plat is very common in many states. It reduces the likelihood of the easement being lost fro...

The owners are arguing this, but I wouldn't assume that the court will agree.?ÿ

Then the owners would have to pay for the utility to move their equipment.?ÿ

This wouldn't mean that you would have to maintain the street anymore than you have to maintain the oil pipeline that crosses your farm. Public utilit...

@sergeant-schultz An unsigned copy isn't worth much. How does anyone know it actually represents your professional opinion? I certainly wouldn't rely...

Move to a recording state.?ÿ Short of that, I wouldn't sign in now, but can't you provide a copy of the plat you signed in 2007? I can't see how that...

@mathteacher It depends on your equipment and how you use it, but surveyors, as opposed to geodesists, don't take much stock in significant figures. ...

@paden-cash Off topic, but we have stop perpetuating the practice of references like the SW corner of the NE1/4.?ÿ Is that the same as the NW corner ...