AI Career Radar

Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.

AI exposure42 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation25
Freedom to set tasks66
Repeating the same tasks74
$116,580Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
58Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
66
Active Listening
63
63
Speaking
63
60
Monitoring
63
60
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
44
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
60
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
41
Instructing
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
47
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Service Orientation
56
44
Persuasion
54
35
Mathematics
53
41
Science
52
35
Negotiation
52
31
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
41
Installation
48
6
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Technology Design
47
35
Troubleshooting
47
35
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
9
Operations Monitoring
46
41
Repairing
46
3
Programming
45
47
Operation and Control
43
28

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Coordination, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management

75/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Time Management, Negotiation, Judgment and Decision Making, Systems Analysis

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$232,140
10-yr growth
+8.3%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.