Also called: Geospatial Analyst
Analyzes maps and location data to answer questions like where to build a new school or which areas flood.
You layer census data, flood maps, and roads to show a city council which neighborhoods need new storm drains most.
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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 or GIS; GIS certificate.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography, Environmental Science, Urban Planning.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now answers map questions and classifies imagery from plain-English requests, cutting routine GIS analysis.
Classes: AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.
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