Also called: Earth Observation Scientist, Satellite Data Scientist
Uses satellite images to study crops, forests, cities, ice, and disasters on Earth.
You process satellite data to measure how fast a glacier is shrinking, map flooding after a hurricane, or monitor farm health for a company. Code and maps are your main tools.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in geography, physics, or environmental science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Geography, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth Science.
Growing faster than average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now classifies crops, floods and ice from satellite images automatically; fewer analysts per project.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-2099.
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