Building smart processes to streamline the workflow can make the work easier and the results more reliable, which keeps my head above water and my clients happy.

I've met very few professional land surveyors who regret their career path, and even fewer, who are out of work, even during economic slowdowns.

I'm lucky enough to split my time between the field and the office. Some land surveyors in larger outfits can work mostly from behind a desk, managing many field crews at once.

I liked the idea of working outside, using my body and my mind together. I haven't been disappointed! Land surveying can be very physical work, but there is a strong intellectual and technological component as well.

When I got my commission, other land surveyors told me to ask for advice from my peers when I was struggling with something.

Legal land surveyors are few and far between and can find themselves in demand.

Learning how to weigh evidence and fairly re-establish a boundary can be as much an art as a science.