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Geographic information system GIS systems

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Geographic information system GIS systems 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 60 occupations that together employ about 4,648,290 workers, with a median wage of $74,050.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 73rd 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 systems, 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
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Data Scientists 233,440 $112,590
Geothermal Technicians 183,690 $48,640
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 153,890 $62,630
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 126,750 $58,260
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 123,680 $92,560
Intelligence Analysts 110,790 $93,580
Architectural and Civil Drafters 109,550 $64,280
Public Safety Telecommunicators 101,140 $50,730
Water Resource Specialists 100,870 $161,180
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 93,680 $92,430
Climate Change Policy Analysts 84,930 $80,060
Environmental Restoration Planners 84,930 $80,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 84,930 $80,060
Remote Sensing Technicians 71,400 $60,130
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists 64,410 $77,390
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 62,130 $64,200
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 56,720 $51,940
Surveyors 53,080 $72,740
Urban and Regional Planners 43,040 $83,720
Environmental Engineers 37,950 $104,170
Transportation Planners 36,970 $100,340
Forest and Conservation Technicians 31,080 $54,310
Conservation Scientists 25,590 $67,950
Range Managers 25,590 $67,950
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 25,200 $45,200
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 22,580 $117,960
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 22,510 $99,240
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 20,020 $73,720
Meter Readers, Utilities 19,620 $49,180
Landscape Architects 19,580 $79,660
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 16,920 $72,860
Soil and Plant Scientists 16,600 $71,410
Agricultural Technicians 14,340 $46,790
Precision Agriculture Technicians 14,340 $46,790
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 12,790 $78,380
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 12,500 $58,890
Animal Control Workers 11,790 $45,830
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 9,710 $48,390
Foresters 9,650 $70,660
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9,120 $101,480
Anthropologists and Archeologists 8,070 $64,910
Traffic Technicians 7,580 $58,480
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7,130 $87,710
Archivists 7,050 $61,570
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 6,770 $101,020
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5,910 $87,980
Hydrologists 5,720 $92,060
Forest and Conservation Workers 5,630 $43,680
Fallers 4,110 $53,900
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 3,290 $86,730
Historians 3,140 $74,050
Hydrologic Technicians 2,940 $58,570
Geographers 1,380 $97,200
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate — —
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 systems. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Fallers Forest and Conservation Workers Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Forest and Conservation Technicians Geothermal Technicians Foresters Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers Agricultural Technicians Range Managers Traffic Technicians Non-Destructive Testing Specialists Surveyors Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Anthropologists and Archeologists Hydrologists Surveying and Mapping Technicians Solar Energy Systems Engineers Water Resource Specialists Environmental Restoration Planners Archivists AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Geographic information system GIS systems, 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 systems." 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-systems

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

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  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-systems}
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