Also called: Remote Sensing Analyst, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst
Studies pictures and data from satellites to track crops, wildfires, ships, cities, and military activity.
You compare before-and-after images of a flooded town, measure damage, and write a short report for disaster responders. Other days you count cars in parking lots for an investment firm.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in geography, geology, environmental science, or intelligence studies; military GEOINT training common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography, Geospatial Science, Environmental Science.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now spots ships, fires and buildings automatically, cutting analyst jobs; tricky judgment and briefing stay human.
Classes: Geography, Earth science, Computer science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2099.
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