Also called: Location Intelligence Scientist
Builds models using location data—for delivery routes, store locations, climate risk, and ride-sharing apps.
Writes code predicting which neighborhoods will see the most delivery orders next week, then optimizes driver routes.
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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, data science, or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Geography, Data Science, Computer Science.
Growing much faster than average (about 20% over 10 years). Estimate; follows BLS data scientists.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI is a core tool and writes more code; framing problems and spatial reasoning keep strong demand.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.
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