Also called: Mapping Technician
Enters and updates data in digital mapping (GIS) systems for counties, cities, utilities and engineering firms, and checks map data for errors.
Digitizes property boundaries from old paper maps, updates street names in the county's map, and checks data for errors.
Estimate within surveying & mapping technicians.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or certificate in GIS.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: GIS (certificate), Geography.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
High risk for 10 years. AI-assisted digitizing and automated data checks already handle much routine map entry; few technician seats will remain.
Classes: Computer applications, Geometry, AP Human Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3031.
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