Helps companies decide which city or state to build a new factory, warehouse, or data center in.
You compare 40 possible sites for a battery factory on power, water, workers, and tax breaks, then visit the top three and negotiate with governors' offices.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Degree in economics, real estate, or planning; years of consulting.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Real Estate, Urban Planning, Geography.
Growing faster than average. Hot with new factories and data centers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI rapidly screens sites, labor data and incentives; negotiating with states and advising executives stays human.
Classes: Economics, AP Human Geography, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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