Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

in California

Collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data. Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. May work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). May design and evaluate algorithms, data structures, and user interfaces for GIS and mapping systems. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Critical Thinking	77	48
Equipment Selection	77	50
Information Gathering	90	69
Information Organization	97	69
Mathematics	97	67
Operations Analysis	83	50
Product Inspection	83	45
Reading Comprehension	80	67
Science	77	40
Solution Appraisal	77	36
Synthesis/Reorganization	80	52

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Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$48.16	$39.33	$48.98	$57.77

Education

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Workers must have a Bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

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