Also called: GIS Specialist, Geospatial Analyst
Makes maps and analyzes location data about roads, crashes, transit, and traffic.
You map every crash in the county over five years and find hotspots, or build an online map showing road construction projects. GIS software and data are your tools.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in geography, GIS, or planning; GIS certificates help.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Geography / GIS, Urban Planning, Data Science.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now automates map-making and spatial analysis; fewer GIS analysts, with data judgment left to people.
Classes: Geography, Computer science, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.
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