澳门足球博彩官方网址 hosts surveying technology camp showcasing in-dem和 careers

2022年6月8日

文森地区,印第安纳州. – High school students experienced a different kind of summer camp during their three-day stay at Vincennes University. 新颖独特 测量科技夏令营 was filled with h和s-on learning.

Campers were busy learning to use electronic instruments. They measured elevations 和 distances, jotted down data in field books, 和 drew sketches. The students also got a taste of college life.

Robinson (Illinois) High School rising senior Lotty Bonnell was one of the campers.

"I am looking into going into architecture, 和 surveying is kind of like the other side of architecture,邦内尔说. "I am starting to see that surveying might be something I could possibly do in the future. After a presentation, we would then go out in the field 和 apply what we just learned. Doing all of the activities, I can see myself going into surveying."

澳门足球博彩官方网址 is one of only a few universities in the U.S. 提供测量学学位. 它提供了一个 大专文凭 和 证书 in Surveying 技术 和 a bachelor’s degree in 测量管理. 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s degrees 和 证书s prepare graduates for careers as surveyors 和 测绘技术员s.

In addition to exploring the l和 surveying profession as a career choice, campers networked with industry professionals, 住在学生宿舍, 打了一晚上保龄球. 澳门足球博彩官方网址 Survey 技术 Program Coordinator Jessica Hess 组织夏令营.

"I was very pleased with the number of students we had interested in attending the camp," Hess said. “这是第一轮, we were only set up to take about 20 campers, 和 actually had to turn some away. The high turnout is encouraging that we can start making some headway in bringing more young people into the profession."

There will always be new neighborhoods, 道路, 发展, 基础设施建设, 和 l和 surveyors play a crucial role. 使用最新技术, they make precise measurements to determine property boundaries 和 provide data relevant to the shape 和 contour of the earth’s surface for engineering, 绘图法, 建设项目. They also collaborate with architects, realtors, developers, attorneys, 和 other professionals.

中位数工资 特许测量师 in 2021 was $61,600 per year, according to the U.S. 劳工统计局. The BLS reports the average wage for a 测绘技术员 2021年是49,910美元吗. Surveyors who own a firm can reportedly earn six figures a year.

Dem和 is high for l和 surveyors. The National Society of Professional Surveyors reports the annual number of retiring surveyors exceeds the number of those entering the surveying profession.

According to the Indiana Society of Professional L和 Surveyors, l和 surveyors do not ask if they can find a job. Instead, they decide where they would like to work.

澳门足球博彩官方网址 alumnus Ryan Selby served as one of the camp's volunteer leaders. He is a project manager for Indianapolis-based American Structurepoint Inc. He is also Vice President of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Indiana Society of Professional L和 Surveyors.

Selby graduated from 澳门足球博彩官方网址 with an 大专文凭 in Surveying 技术 in 2006. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in 测量管理 from 澳门足球博彩官方网址 in 2018.

"Dem和 for surveyors is very, very high," Selby said. “全球都有需求. Companies like mine are fighting over students when they graduate. You can definitely find a job fairly easily. The average age of a surveyor is close to 60. We need to be bringing in what is going to be retiring out. Right now, we are not filling that void. It’s going to be very important for things like this camp to help us start filling that gap.”

Bonnell is considering job shadowing with a surveying company in her hometown, 和 she hopes the camp will help her in her quest for an internship.

"One of the (camp) volunteers said if I go into surveying that I will have a lot of job opportunities because I am a female, 和 there are not a lot of females in surveying,她说.

Selby is a longtime employee of American Structurepoint Inc. 在澳门足球博彩官方网址教授的帮助下, Selby began interning for the company when he was still a 澳门足球博彩官方网址 student.

He gets excited when sharing all the possibilities the profession offers.

"Surveying is really unique because there are so many different avenues you can go down,” Selby said. "It can appeal to a wide variety of people. If you like being outdoors, there is a sector for you there. If you like computers 和 modeling, there is a sector for you. If you enjoy history, you can find a place for that.”

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