Skip to content
THSOA Education Survey
1.
Do you think the need for Hydrographic and Marine Survey (H-MS) personnel over the next five years is currently:
Expanding
Contracting
Staying about the same
2.
Is your company currently hiring in this field?
Yes
No
3.
What is the ideal educational background for working in Hydrography and Marine Survey (H-MS?) (check all that apply)
High school
BA - 2 year college
BS - 4 year college
MS (without thesis)
MS (with thesis)
PhD
Military service
No preference
4.
What is/are the ideal academic major(s) for a job candidate in H-MS? (check all that apply)
Geology
Geomatics
Geophysics
Physics
Computer science
Mathematics
Oceanography
It doesn’t matter as much as experience
Other (please specify)
5.
What computer software experience is most helpful? (check up to 3)
Hypack
Chesapeake SonarWiz
EIVA NaviSuite
Caris
QPS QINSy / Qimera
Nav Post Processing (PosPacMMS,Grafnav,Qinertia,DelfINS,Janus,Etc.)
Kingdom Suite
Radex Pro
Other (please specify)
6.
Do you require/prefer an internship prior to employment?
Yes
No
7.
What industry-related training do you think would attract students, and prepare them for working in the hydrographic industry?
8.
Background information
What is your role?
Production
Staff
Middle management
Owner
Academic/research
Student
Other (please specify)
9.
Approximately how large (number of employees) is your company?
1-25
26-50
51-249
250+
10.
What is your role in hiring at your company?
I am the primary decision maker
I am part of the primary decision making team
I have influence but I am not the primary decision maker
I am not involved in hiring at my company