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Global positioning system GPS software

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Global positioning system GPS software is a software tool tracked in the Mobile location based services software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 34 occupations that together employ about 3,204,420 workers, with a median wage of $64,910.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 54th percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — 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 Global positioning system GPS 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
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Hospitalists 315,360 —
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 261,690 $35,690
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 229,630 $36,670
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 211,000 $48,880
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 139,180 $48,350
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 123,680 $92,560
Water Resource Specialists 100,870 $161,180
Rehabilitation Counselors 88,930 $46,110
Environmental Restoration Planners 84,930 $80,060
Remote Sensing Technicians 71,400 $60,130
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 56,720 $51,940
Surveyors 53,080 $72,740
Conservation Scientists 25,590 $67,950
Range Managers 25,590 $67,950
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 22,580 $117,960
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 22,170 $50,620
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 17,410 $59,600
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 16,920 $72,860
Agricultural Technicians 14,340 $46,790
Precision Agriculture Technicians 14,340 $46,790
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 9,710 $48,390
Foresters 9,650 $70,660
Anthropologists and Archeologists 8,070 $64,910
Fish and Game Wardens 6,420 $68,180
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5,910 $87,980
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 5,680 $59,110
Pile Driver Operators 3,040 $70,510
Motorboat Operators 2,380 $51,880
Dredge Operators 1,030 $48,430
Tour Guides and Escorts — —
Travel Guides — —
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 31 occupations in occupations that use Global positioning system GPS 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 Pile Driver Operators Dredge Operators Motorboat Operators Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Fish and Game Wardens Agricultural Technicians Customs and Border Protection Officers Anthropologists and Archeologists Surveying and Mapping Technicians Solar Energy Systems Engineers Remote Sensing Technicians Water Resource Specialists Environmental Restoration Planners Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Global positioning system GPS software, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Mobile location based services software 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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Plain

Singulariki. "Global positioning system GPS 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/global-positioning-system-gps-software

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Global positioning system GPS software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/global-positioning-system-gps-software

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Global positioning system GPS software},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  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/global-positioning-system-gps-software}
}

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