Career roadmap
How to become a Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
What you would actually do
The tasks Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicianss spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Prepare analytical reports.
- Update computer database information.
- Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.
- Evaluate data quality.
- Develop scientific or mathematical models.
- Create databases to store electronic data.
- Design software applications.
- Write computer programming code.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension3.9/5
- Critical Thinking3.6/5
- Active Listening3.5/5
- Speaking3.5/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3/5
- Writing3.1/5
- Mathematics3.0/5
- Active Learning3.0/5
- Monitoring3.0/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicianss are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Conventional5.9/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Investigative5.2/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Realistic4.3/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Artistic2.3/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Social1.9/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Enterprising1.9/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
