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The Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors formed in 1959, during Alaska’s transition from territory to statehood, when surveyors organized to defend the profession’s legal scope of practice as new state licensing laws were being drafted. The society continues to promote surveying practice, professional standards, and public understanding of the profession in Alaska. ASPLS holds…

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A survey technician (technical engineer) apprenticeship administered by the Alaska Teamster-Employer Service Training Trust — the state’s Teamster-model program, distinct from the operating-engineer JACs elsewhere. Trains apprentices for utility, road, building, mining, and pipeline survey work. Enrollment opens in periodic application windows.