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Geodesist Salary
in Rhode Island, United States

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$81,393 (USD)

Average Salary

$39/hr

Average Hourly

$1,693

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Geodesist is $81,393 a year and $39 an hour in Rhode Island, United States. The average salary range for a Geodesist is between $57,789 and $98,485. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Geodesist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Rhode Island, United States.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$91,425
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Rhode Island, United States

Rhode Island Cost of Living Score:

Description: Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020; but it has grown at every decennial count since 1790 and is the second-most densely populated state, after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous...
Description:
  • Studies the size, shape, and gravitational field of earth.
  • Employs surveying and geodetic instruments, such as transits, theodolites, and other engineering instruments.
  • Sets up and improves the network triangulation over earth's surface to provide fixed points for use in making maps and establishing benchmarks (known points of elevation).
  • Performs gravimetric surveying to determine variations in earth's gravitational field, and provides data used in the determination of weight, size, and mass of earth.
  • Utilizes mathematics and physics to measure the tangible qualities of land, sea and other topological features of the earth.
  • Analyzes topological data to contribute towards the knowledge base for projects and research initiatives.
  • Calculates and measures exact horizontal and vertical position points on the earth's surface.
  • Gathers survey data and verifies correctness and accuracy through mathematical methods.
  • Heads and executes field surveys, survey activities, and survey personnel.
  • Procures, calibrates and maintains survey equipment and technologies.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Geodesist is $81,393 a year and $39 an hour in Rhode Island, United States. The average salary range for a Geodesist is between $57,789 and $98,485. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Geodesist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Rhode Island, United States.

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Job Statistics

Geodesist Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Surveyors

Job family population: 47,770

Estimated population of Geodesist jobs: 5,718

Rate of error: 4.4%

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Rhode Island Cost of Living Score:

Description: Rhode Island ( ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020; but it has grown at every decennial count since 1790 and is the second-most densely populated state, after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous...
Description:
  • Studies the size, shape, and gravitational field of earth.
  • Employs surveying and geodetic instruments, such as transits, theodolites, and other engineering instruments.
  • Sets up and improves the network triangulation over earth's surface to provide fixed points for use in making maps and establishing benchmarks (known points of elevation).
  • Performs gravimetric surveying to determine variations in earth's gravitational field, and provides data used in the determination of weight, size, and mass of earth.
  • Utilizes mathematics and physics to measure the tangible qualities of land, sea and other topological features of the earth.
  • Analyzes topological data to contribute towards the knowledge base for projects and research initiatives.
  • Calculates and measures exact horizontal and vertical position points on the earth's surface.
  • Gathers survey data and verifies correctness and accuracy through mathematical methods.
  • Heads and executes field surveys, survey activities, and survey personnel.
  • Procures, calibrates and maintains survey equipment and technologies.

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