Occupation

311534 Hydrographer

Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
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Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
Next release Unknown
First release

311534 Hydrographer

Measures, analyses, and maintains the flow and quality of water in rivers, lakes, stormwater, and sewage, and assists with surveying and mapping oceans, seas, and rivers.

Hydrographic surveyors are excluded from this occupation. Hydrographic surveyors are included in Occupation 242299 Geospatial Information Professionals and Surveyors nec.

Alternative titles

  • Hydrographic Technician
  • Water Monitoring Officer

ANZSCO skill level

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

  • Skill Level 2: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

New Zealand

  • Skill Level 2: NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

Main tasks

  • Performs routine mathematical calculations, and assists in undertaking measurements for surveying and charting bodies of water
  • Installs, calibrates, and maintains hydrography equipment to monitor water levels and flow, meteorology, sediments, and water quality
  • Assists in the collection of water surveying data, such as coastline identification, bed relief or depth, and heights of water in oceans, rivers, or lakes, using navigation systems
  • Measures the depth of water bodies, and monitors turbidity and the accumulation of silt
  • Uses underwater acoustic equipment to establish and monitor tidal data and outline coastlines