Anyone on here a certified land surveyor?

I'm pretty sure you have to work as an apprentice under a licensed surveyor for 3 years before you can get your own license.

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Always thought a good work-for-yourself or retirement gig would be environmental permitting.

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This is true, but having to deal with the politics between agencies and developers can be a royal pain.

First off it is a Professional Land Surveyor and yes I am one.

You can find out most of what you need here.

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(3) A land surveyor intern shall be either:
(a) A graduate holding a baccalaureate degree from a curriculum of four years or more who
has completed at least thirty semester credit hours, or the equivalent approved by the board, in
courses involving land surveying, mapping, and real property approved by the board, who is of good
character and reputation, who has passed the oral and written examinations required by the board,
and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.
(b) An individual certified by the board as a land surveyor in training or a land surveyor
intern on or before January 1, 1995.
(4) A professional land surveyor shall be either:
(a) A land surveyor intern or an individual who meets the qualifications of a land surveyor
intern who has had at least four years or more combined office and field experience in land
surveying, including two years or more of progressive experience on land surveying projects under
the supervision of a professional land surveyor, who is of good character and reputation, who has
passed the oral and written examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the
requirements of R.S. 37:694

So I have a degree and around 10 hours or so of surveying classes, I also worked for about a year with a surveying company as an instrument tech.

Please correct me if I am wrong but if I am reading that correctly you have to have a degree that includes 30 hours in surveying classes and work under a PLS for 4 yrs in order to become one?

Do you know if there are any courses given that will give me the rest of the credits I need. I talked to a buddy of mine from another state and he thought there was courses offered by the state or another agency but wasn't sure if LA offered something similar.

Yea that is what I am thinking right now.

Anyone have any clarification for the test? I think you have to take one when you start the process and then after you get done working under the PLS. Similar to taking the FE then PE.

Yea I do plan on doing that. If you don't mind me prying too much what is a ballpark income you would say for a PLS? Most of the ones that I am familiar with have their own company or at least work for themselves so I would have to think they do pretty decent.

I was partners with my brother who was a PE so we could provide surveying and engineering services. We had upwards of 20 employees. Since the beginning of the year we are both retired and his sons own the business.

I put surveying in two categories, residential and industrial/commercial. If in the residential and have an office you will get beat up on price with guys working solo out of their home and most will cut their fees to the bone when work is slow.

The companies who need surveying services, pipeline/plants/developers, want a quality product and is willing to pay top dollar for it. This was about 75% of our clients.

Our salaries were well north of 100K. The non owner PLS is in the 75-90K range depending on the bonus.