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Skills that raise your pay

• Running the robotic total station

  The instrument operator is the person the crew is built around.

• Drone and laser scanning surveys

  Firms that scan sites need technicians who can fly, process and clean the data.

• GIS (geographic information system) software

  Moves you into office and mapping work with steadier hours.

• Construction layout

  Setting out buildings and roads for contractors pays more than boundary work in most markets.