AI Career Radar

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning, or homeland security. May develop new sensor systems, analytical techniques, or new applications for existing systems.

AI exposure40 / 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 automation41
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks57
$122,570Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
66Skill 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
75
Active Listening
63
72
Speaking
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
69
Monitoring
63
60
Complex Problem Solving
62
69
Active Learning
62
60
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
75
Time Management
61
47
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
72
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
53
Instructing
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
66
Systems Evaluation
56
66
Service Orientation
56
47
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
69
Science
52
72
Negotiation
52
38
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
56
Installation
48
0
Technology Design
47
35
Quality Control Analysis
47
35
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
13
Troubleshooting
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
38
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
47
Operation and Control
43
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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.

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Time Management

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Coordination, Active Learning

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

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

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Negotiation, Active Learning, Time Management

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80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$328,730
10-yr growth
+6.8%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Negotiation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$167,220
10-yr growth
+8.2%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Time Management, Quality Control Analysis, Persuasion, Negotiation

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 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.