Trainee-Graduate Land Surveyor

Working Title:
Trainee-Graduate Land Surveyor

Job Class:
Trainee
- Graduate Land Surveyor

Agency:
Transportation Dept

• Job : 96212

• Location :
  Rochester

• Telework Eligible :
  No

• Full/Part Time :
  Full Time

• Regular/Temporary :
  Trainee

• Who May Apply :
  Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 09/19/2026

• Closing Date : 11/04/2025

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit :
  Transportation Dept

• Division/Unit :
  Rochester

• Work Shift/Work Hours :
  Day Shift

• Days of Work :
  Monday
  - Friday

• Travel Required :
  Occasional

• Salary Range: $28.59 - $42.16 / hourly; $59,696 - $88,030 / annually

• Classified Status :
  Non-Status

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 212 - MN Government Engineers Council/Engineers

• Work Area :
  Metro Surveys

• Last Incumbent :
  Multiple

• Supervisor Name :
  Desiree Doud

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./connect
  700/) :
  No

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation does not sponsor applicants for work visas or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Graduate Land Surveyor Program is a 2-year rotation program allowing Trainees to gain professional surveying experience by completing short rotations in multiple areas of surveying. Sample rotations include Construction, Legal Descriptions, Platting, Geodetics, or Right of Way.

This vacancy posting will be used to fill Trainee, Land Surveyor positions in MnDOT's Graduate Land Surveyor Program. This Trainee position will be homebased in District 6 Rochester. The selected Trainee(s) will begin employment after all educational requirements have been met. Upon successful completion of the two (2) year training program, the Trainee will be promoted to a Land Surveyor in Training and be permanently assigned to District 6 Surveys in Rochester.

To successfully complete the program, a Trainee must:
1) Complete two (2) years of professional surveying experience;
2) Obtain Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) registration;
3) Demonstrate satisfactory performance in all rotations;
4) Complete all required rotations including a rotation in St. Paul; and
5) Complete 20 hours of recruitment outreach and/or public engagement service. When all criteria are met the Trainee will be non-competitively promoted to a Land Surveyor in Training position. Failure to meet any of these requirements may result in termination.

Additionally, all Trainees must become a registered, Professional Land Surveyors within 6 years of being appointed as a Trainee. MnDOT is committed to making sure surveyors are able to gain all necessary experience to meet this requirement.

• A bachelor’s degree in Surveying from an ABET accredited college/university or equivalent OR a bachelor’s degree in a closely related field that includes 22 semester hours of surveying curriculum. Additionally, candidates in their final year of a surveying program are also eligible to apply, but all offers of employment will be contingent upon successfully completing the educational requirement.
• A GPA of at least 2.5.
• A valid class D driver's license.

• Survey crew chief
• Grad Point Average of 3.0 or higher
• Fundamental of Surveying registration (LSIT)
• MnDOT or Minnesota municipalities…