Extract text from survey and task files (JOB)
To convert JOB task files to another format, you need Trimble Access or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Job Execution Parameters" file type, you need software like Trimble Access or a similar tool.
A .JOB file is a multifaceted configuration or execution container primarily used for survey data collection, automated system tasks, and industrial manufacturing runs.
Depending on the creator, these files are managed by high-end proprietary software. For example, geospatial professionals use Trimble Access or Topcon systems to log field measurements, while IT administrators use Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler for automated scheduled cron jobs. In manufacturing, they govern equipment via SheetCam, Mutoh printers, or Cognex vision systems.
The absolute worst aspect of the .JOB format is its total lack of standardization. It is essentially a generic dumping ground extension. A surveyor's .JOB file shares no structure with a Windows administrator's .JOB file. Most of these files are encoded in proprietary, undocumented binary formats, making them completely opaque without the original, often incredibly expensive, software suite. You cannot view these files on mobile devices, and attempting to open them in a standard text editor usually yields corrupted garble.
To make this data actionable, conversion is mandatory. For Trimble survey data, convert .JOB to JXL (Trimble JobXML), CSV, or DXF for seamless import into modern GIS or CAD software. For Windows legacy scheduled tasks, converting to modern XML is required for system migration. For printer or CAM jobs, extracting instructions to TXT or PDF helps with auditing and reprints.
Convert.Guru analyzes your JOB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted JOBLIB, IMAGE, ITF, PTN, JPG, PDF, DXF, BMP, JPEG, TXT, PNG, PRT and CHD files.
If you want to convert JOB file to DWG, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP, IGES, SAT, X_T or X_B, you can use Trimble Access or similar software from the "Task and Survey Data Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to JOB, try Trimble Access or another comparable tool in the "Task and Survey Data Container" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our JOB converter.