How many surveyors are in Texas?

6,410
surveyors employed in Texas in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Surveyors, SOC 17-1022).

6,410 surveyors were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 22 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 1 of 49 states with data. Texas accounts for 12.6% of the 50,690 surveyors counted across all states.

1 of 49rank by headcount
22per 100,000 residents (rank 9)
21with a published business email
29,145,505Texas residents (2020 Census)

States ranked just above and below Texas

#StateSurveyorsPer 100,000
1Texas6,41022
2California4,52011.4
3Florida4,00018.6

The surveyors page lists every one of the 49 states in order. Largest: Texas with 6,410. Highest per capita: Wyoming at 41.6 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

21 surveyors in Texas have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 0.3% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's surveyors lists on October 1, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

FAQ

How many surveyors are in Texas?

6,410 surveyors were employed in Texas in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 22 per 100,000 residents and ranks Texas 1 of 49 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed surveyors in Texas?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on October 1, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS480000000000017102201 (Surveyors, Texas), read October 1, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 49 published state estimates.