Also called: Street View Driver, Map Data Collector
Drives or walks with camera rigs to capture street-level photos and data for digital maps.
Imagery collectors drive cars with 360-degree cameras on assigned routes or hike trails with backpack cameras, checking equipment and uploading data daily.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Driver's license; trained by the contractor.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Contract and seasonal work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Imagery increasingly comes from fleets, dashcams and automated vehicles, so dedicated collectors shrink.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply to mapping contractors hiring street imagery drivers; they install the camera
Classes: Driver's ed, Geography, Photography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3033.
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