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Geographic information system GIS software

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Geographic information system GIS software is a software tool tracked in the Geographic information system category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 71 occupations that together employ about 15,942,740 workers, with a median wage of $91,290.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 76th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Geographic information system GIS software, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Civil Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Firefighters 332,240 $59,530
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Mechanical Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 229,720 $105,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Real Estate Sales Agents 190,600 $56,320
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Wind Energy Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 134,670 $59,440
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 110,790 $93,580
Intelligence Analysts 110,790 $93,580
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Operations Research Analysts 107,760 $91,290
Water Resource Specialists 100,870 $161,180
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 93,680 $92,430
Environmental Restoration Planners 84,930 $80,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 84,930 $80,060
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Biological Technicians 76,190 $52,000
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 62,130 $64,200
Biologists 59,710 $93,330
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 56,720 $51,940
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 53,250 $83,460
Geodetic Surveyors 53,080 $72,740
Surveyors 53,080 $72,740
Urban and Regional Planners 43,040 $83,720
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Transportation Planners 36,970 $100,340
Conservation Scientists 25,590 $67,950
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 22,510 $99,240
History Teachers, Postsecondary 19,860 $81,500
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 16,920 $72,860
Soil and Plant Scientists 16,600 $71,410
Environmental Economists 15,880 $115,440
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 12,790 $78,380
Emergency Management Directors 12,570 $86,130
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 12,500 $58,890
Animal Control Workers 11,790 $45,830
Epidemiologists 11,460 $83,980
Farm and Home Management Educators 10,260 $58,120
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 9,710 $48,390
Foresters 9,650 $70,660
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use Geographic information system GIS software. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Firefighters First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Foresters Biological Technicians Animal Control Workers Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Conservation Scientists Geodetic Surveyors General and Operations Managers Environmental Compliance Inspectors Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Computer and Information Research Scientists Wind Energy Engineers Emergency Management Directors Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Geographic information system GIS software, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Geographic information system category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Geographic information system GIS software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/geographic-information-system-gis-software

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Singulariki. (2026). Geographic information system GIS software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/geographic-information-system-gis-software

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/software/geographic-information-system-gis-software}
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