For most land surveyor profiles the best primary category is Surveyor — use it when: building / land surveys. Choose Land surveyor instead if boundary & land surveys. Choose Real estate appraiser instead if property valuations. Legal, finance and property work is regulated in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Only use a category that matches a licence or registration someone at this office holds.
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Primary category
- Surveyor — Building / land surveys who else uses it
- Land surveyor — Boundary & land surveys
- Real estate appraiser — Property valuations who else uses it
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Land surveyor — only if: topographic surveys
- Home inspector — only if: building inspections who else uses it
Categories to avoid
These are often added to land surveyor profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Real estate agency
- Architect
Address or service area?
Usually set up as a service-area business: hide the street address and list the cities, ZIP codes or postcodes you genuinely serve (up to 20). Don't create a separate listing for each town. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Boundary survey
- Valuation report
- Topographic survey
Check before you change anything
Search “land surveyor” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.