Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Tasks Include:
- Identify, scale, and orient geodetic points, elevations, and other planimetric or topographic features, applying standard mathematical formulas.
- Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
- Revise existing maps and charts, making all necessary corrections and adjustments.
- Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps.
- Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed.
- Examine and analyze data from ground surveys, reports, aerial photographs, and satellite images to prepare topographic maps, aerial-photograph mosaics, and related charts.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.5%
National: +2.2%
Education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$71,890.00
State
$67,590.00
Regional
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for one or more purposes, such as 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. May collect, analyze, and interpret geographic information provided by geodetic surveys, aerial photographs, and satellite data.
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 35.73%
- Bachelor's Degree = 30.02%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 11.15%
- Master's Degree = 10.99%
- Some College Courses = 10.63%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 1.48%
Related Work Experience
- None = 35.73%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25.26%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.26%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.86%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.96%
- Over 10 years = 1.96%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 0.97%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 34.56%
- None = 24.90%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.06%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.66%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.27%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.38%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.18%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 36.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 32.41%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.94%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.08%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.96%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.56%
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Identify, scale, and orient geodetic points, elevations, and other planimetric or topographic features, applying standard mathematical formulas.
- Collect information about specific features of the Earth, using aerial photography and other digital remote sensing techniques.
- Revise existing maps and charts, making all necessary corrections and adjustments.
- Compile data required for map preparation, including aerial photographs, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps.
- Inspect final compositions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Determine map content and layout, as well as production specifications such as scale, size, projection, and colors, and direct production to ensure that specifications are followed.
- Examine and analyze data from ground surveys, reports, aerial photographs, and satellite images to prepare topographic maps, aerial-photograph mosaics, and related charts.
- Delineate aerial photographic detail, such as control points, hydrography, topography, and cultural features, using precision stereoplotting apparatus or drafting instruments.
- Build and update digital databases.
- Prepare and alter trace maps, charts, tables, detailed drawings, and three-dimensional optical models of terrain using stereoscopic plotting and computer graphics equipment.
- Study legal records to establish boundaries of local, national, and international properties.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Select aerial photographic and remote sensing techniques and plotting equipment needed to meet required standards of accuracy.
- Determine guidelines that specify which source material is acceptable for use.
- Travel over photographed areas to observe, identify, record, and verify all relevant features.
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Aircraft guidance systems (Aerial imagery mapping-grade global positioning systems GPS)
- Plotter printers (Analytical stereoplotters)
- Levels (Automatic levels)
- Digital cameras (Color digital camera systems)
- Plotter printers (Color inkjet plotters)
- Compasses
- Computer servers
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital camcorders)
- Digital image printers
- Scanners (Digitizers)
- Compasses (Dividers)
- Drafting kits or sets (Drafting instruments)
- Drafting kits or sets (Drafting machines)
- Film editors (Film processors and editors)
- Curves (French curves)
- Global positioning system receivers (Geodetic ground global positioning system GPS receivers)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Laminators (Lamination systems)
- Digital cameras (Large-format aerial digital cameras)
- Plotter printers (Large-format plotters)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems)
- Laser printers
- Global positioning system receivers (Mapping grade global positioning system GPS receivers)
- Notebook computers
- Digital cameras (Panoramic digital line cameras)
- Personal computers
- Photographic enlargers (Photo enlargers)
- Scanners (Photogrammetric scanners)
- Map measurers (Planimeters)
- Protractors
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Remote sensing equipment)
- Scales
- Scanners
- T squares (T-squares)
- Templates
- Theodolites (Total stations)
- Triangles
- Stencils or lettering aids (Type lettering sets)
- Infrared imagers (Video thermal imagers)
- Computer servers (Windows servers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- RSI ENVI
- Image analysis software
- Boeing SoftPlotter
- Kork digital mapping system KDMS software
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- MultiGen Paradigm Vega Prime
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Cosmo Software Cosmo World
- Data base user interface and query software
- Autodesk World
- Data compression software
- Arbor Image Draftsman
- Desktop publishing software
- QuarkXPress
- Corporate Montage CADScript
- Desktop publishing software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Flight control software
- Leica AEROPLAN LiDAR flight planning software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Aldus FreeHand
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Image processing software
- Steroplotter software
- Information retrieval or search software
- Master Seafloor Digital Database
- Rand McNally World Digital Database
- Digital databases
- World Vector Shoreline
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Map creation software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- ER Mapper software
- MapInfo software
- Mapthematics GeoCart
- ESRI ArcView
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Precision analytical aerotriangulation pugging software
- Bentley InRoads software
- Aerotriangulation adjustment software
- Intergraph ImageStation Stereo Softcopy Kit SSK
- Intergraph software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Web page creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Quark Immedia
- Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Special Requirements
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most Cartographers and Photogrammetrists require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Most people prepare for a career as a licensed surveyor by combining postsecondary school courses in surveying with extensive on-the-job training. However, as technology advances, a 4-year college degree is increasingly becoming a prerequisite. A number of universities now offer 4-year programs leading to a bachelor's degree in surveying. Junior and community colleges, technical institutes, and vocational schools offer 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year programs in both surveying and surveying technology.
All 50 States and all U.S. territories license surveyors. For licensure, most State licensing boards require that individuals pass a written examination given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Most States also require surveyors to pass a written examination prepared by the State licensing board. In addition, candidates must meet varying standards of formal education and work experience in the field.
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Additional Resources
Information about career opportunities, licensure requirements, and the surveying technician certification program is available from:
National Society of Professional Surveyors
Suite #403
6 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
http://www.acsm.net/
Information on a career as a geodetic surveyor is available from:
American Association of Geodetic Surveying (AAGS)
Suite #403
6 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
http://www.acsm.org/
General information on careers in photogrammetry and remote sensing is available from:
ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society
5410 Grosvenor Lane
Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814-2160
http://www.asprs.org
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.75 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
80.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
63.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
59.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
58.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
62.50 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
59.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
62.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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96.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
92.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
80.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
80.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
79.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
78.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
78.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
77.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
77.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
76.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
71.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
70.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
69.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
69.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
68.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
68.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
63.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
62.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
60.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
59.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
57.50 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
55.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
55.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
55.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
51.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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90.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
78.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
73.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
70.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
69.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
68.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
65.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
64.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
63.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
59.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
57.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
51.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
61.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
97.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
96.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
93.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
91.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
88.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
84.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
82.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
81.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
81.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
79.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
74.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
70.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
70.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
67.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
63.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
63.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
61.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
54.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.60 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
51.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
50.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
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Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $47,550.00 | $71,890.00 | $90,690.00 |
Virginia | $49,870.00 | $67,590.00 | $86,310.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $62,601.05 | $79,223.29 | $107,616.20 |
Bay Consortium | $56,639.39 | $80,613.76 | $104,053.32 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $53,449.32 | $67,861.77 | $80,144.38 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $47,428.47 | $59,199.14 | $75,019.70 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $49,108.66 | $65,329.02 | $79,407.09 |
Hampton Roads | $55,228.16 | $66,264.65 | $89,233.81 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $45,283.06 | $59,793.12 | $66,989.48 |
Northern Virginia | $61,095.32 | $77,574.25 | $98,461.35 |
Piedmont Workforce | $50,733.81 | $67,721.58 | $83,404.03 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $54,195.95 | $63,403.76 | $76,608.51 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 13,400 | 13,700 | +2.2% |
Virginia | 425 | 461 | +8.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Related Occupations
Related Occupations
The related occupations here have similar general capabilities and interests; career explorers may also be interested in the related occupations:- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
- Surveyors
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Geographers
- Data Scientists
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters
- Database Architects
- Statistical Assistants
- Software Developers
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Hydrologic Technicians
- Hydrologists
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Careers in Science and Mathematics Pathway:
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Astronomers
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Bioinformatics Scientists
- Biological Scientists, All Other
- Biostatisticians
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Chemists
- Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Clinical Data Managers
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Conservation Scientists
- Data Scientists
- Economists
- Environmental Economists
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Geneticists
- Geographers
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Historians
- Hydrologic Technicians
- Hydrologists
- Industrial Ecologists
- Life Scientists, All Other
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
- Materials Scientists
- Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
- Mathematicians
- Microbiologists
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Park Naturalists
- Physical Scientists, All Other
- Physicists
- Political Scientists
- Precision Agriculture Technicians
- Quality Control Analysts
- Range Managers
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Social Science Research Assistants
- Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
- Sociologists
- Statisticians
- Survey Researchers
- Transportation Planners
- Urban and Regional Planners
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Construction, General
- Engineering and Maintenance Officers, Other
- Image Interpretation
- Intelligence, General
- Mapping
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Surveying
- Fire Support Specialist
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Aerial Photogrammetrist
- CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman)
- CAD Technician (Computer-Aided Design Technician)
- Cadastral Mapper
- Cartographer
- Cartographic Designer
- Cartographic Drafter
- Cartographic Editor
- Cartographic Technician
- Cartography Supervisor
- Cartography Technician
- Certified Photogrammetrist
- Compiler
- Computer Aided Design Draftsman (CAD Draftsman)
- Data Analyst
- Digital Cartographer
- Drafting Technician
- Engineer, Photogrammetric
- Field Map Editor
- Geographic Information Systems Mapping Analyst (GIS Mapping Analyst)
- Geographic Information Systems Specialist (GIS Specialist)
- Geographic Information Systems Technician (GIS Technician)
- Geospatial Specialist
- GIS Analyst (Geographic Information Systems Analyst)
- GIS Manager (Geographic Information Systems Manager)
- Imagery Analyst
- LiDAR Data Analyst
- LiDAR Specialist
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Map Editor
- Map Maker
- Mapper
- Mapping Manager
- Mapping Supervisor
- Orthophotography Technician
- Photo Cartographer
- Photogrammetric Engineer
- Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
- Photogrammetric Technician
- Photogrammetrist
- Production Manager
- Soft Copy Photogrammetrist
- Softcopy Photogrammetrist
- Softcopy Plotter Operator
- Stereo Compiler
- Stereo Plotter Operator
- Stereoplotter Operator
- Surveyor
- Topographer
- Topographical Field Assistant
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Related Schools
- Brightpoint Community College
- George Mason University
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- Mountain Empire Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Old Dominion University
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Paul D Camp Community College
- Radford University
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- University of Mary Washington
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Western Community College
- William & Mary
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