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A Profession at a Crossroads â Too Few Recruits, Too Many Barriers
Thereâs a storm quietly brewing in land surveyingâand it has nothing to do with weather. Itâs the professionâs slow-burning crisis: a pipeline thatâs running dry. Across the country, surveying firms are struggling to find new talent. Technical schools are reporting low enrollment in geomatics programs. Licensure numbers are stagnatingâor declining. And the hard truth is this: if we donât lower the drawbridge, the next generation simply wonât cross into the field.
The demand for surveyors is real and rising. Infrastructure is aging. Boundaries are being challenged in growing numbers. Land development is accelerating. Municipalities are digitizing records and modernizing mapping systems. The opportunities are thereâbut the workforce isnât. And itâs not because young people donât want to work. Itâs because surveying has quietly become one of the most expensive and convoluted professions to break intoâwithout the financia
