Maps every address and boundary in the country for the US Census.
Updates boundaries for a growing suburb, fixes address errors, and makes sure every new housing development is on the map before the count.
Federal pay estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in geography with GIS courses; you apply through federal hiring and learn Census mapping systems on the job.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography, GIS.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated address matching and imagery handle most updates; tricky boundaries and edge cases need people.
Classes: AP Human Geography, AP Statistics, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3092.
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