Also called: Conservation Mapping Analyst, Remote Sensing Analyst
Makes maps and analyzes satellite and drone imagery to track habitat, wildlife movement, and deforestation.
You turn GPS collar data into animated maps of a wolf pack's travels, analyze satellite images for lost wetlands, and build maps that help a land trust decide which parcels to protect next.
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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, GIS, or environmental science; GIS certificates help.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography, GIS, Environmental Science.
Growing faster than average.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now classifies satellite and drone images automatically; fewer basic mapping jobs, while analysis and field checks stay.
Classes: Computer science, Geography, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.
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