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Operating Engineers Local 701 trains technical engineers (surveyors) alongside heavy-equipment operators at its Canby, Oregon training center, serving Oregon and southwest Washington. A paid apprenticeship combining survey crew field work with classroom instruction.

ABET-accredited BS in geomatics with a surveying option covering boundary, cadastral, GNSS and geodesy.
Engineering licensure in the United States began in 1907 when Wyoming sought to solve the problem of untrained individuals working as engineers and land surveyors. Oregon soon followed suit and established the Engineering Examiners Board in 1919. The Board’s first meeting was held at the Oregon Building in Portland on July 11, 1919 at 10:30…

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon is the state’s principal association for licensed land surveyors, founded in 1959 and incorporated the following year. Its purpose is to unite licensed surveyors in Oregon around shared professional standards, legislative advocacy, and continuing education, with public welfare treated as a core priority alongside member interests. The organization is structured…

Surveying and geomatics associate degree and applied surveying options for survey technician careers.