Geographic information system
Technology category · O*NET
Geographic information system is a technology category in the O*NET database. Across U.S. occupations, 142 report using software or tools in this category. The named products below are the specific examples O*NET records for those jobs. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 82nd percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — how much that work overlaps with what AI can do, not a sign the tool is being replaced. See where every tool category sits.
A Hot tag marks technologies O*NET sees frequently in employer job postings; In demand marks tools an occupation specifically requires.
Example software & tools
Ranked by how many occupations list each product. Each number is an occupation count — a job is counted once per product — so the product rows overlap and do not sum to the category total.
| Software / tool | Occupations | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ESRI ArcGIS software | 90 | Hot In demand |
| Geographic information system GIS software | 71 | In demand |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | 60 | In demand |
| ESRI ArcView | 40 | In demand |
| ESRI ArcInfo | 17 | |
| Esri ArcGIS | 9 | |
| ESRI software | 6 | |
| Google Earth Pro | 6 | |
| ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst | 5 | |
| ESRI ArcIMS | 5 | |
| ESRI ArcPad | 5 | |
| ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst | 5 | |
| ESRI ArcMap | 4 | |
| Caliper Maptitude | 3 | |
| ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst | 3 | |
| QGIS | 3 | In demand |
| ESRI ArcCatalog | 2 | |
| ESRI ArcEditor | 2 | |
| ESRI ArcLogistics | 2 | |
| ESRI ArcSDE | 2 | |
| ESRI What if? | 2 | |
| ETAP | 2 | In demand |
| RockWare RockWorks | 2 | |
| Trimble TerraSync | 2 | |
| Cadcorp desktop GIS | 1 | |
| DIVA-GIS | 1 | |
| Delta Data Systems AGIS | 1 | |
| ESRI ArcExplorer | 1 | |
| ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature) | 1 | |
| ESRI ArcToolbox | 1 | |
| ESRI MapObjects | 1 | |
| ESRI Maplex | 1 | |
| ESRI Personal Geodatabase | 1 | |
| Geographic information system GIS databases | 1 | |
| Govern Software GovMap | 1 | |
| PlanGraphics Citywide GIS Utility | 1 | |
| TatukGIS Editor | 1 |
Occupations that use Geographic information system
- Agricultural Engineers
- Agricultural Technicians
- Animal Control Workers
- Animal Scientists
- Anthropologists and Archeologists
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
- Archivists
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Bioinformatics Technicians
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Biological Technicians
- Biologists
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Conservation Scientists
- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Data Scientists
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Digital Forensics Analysts
Showing 40 of 142 occupations.
How AI is used by roles that use Geographic information system
A software category is not itself "being automated" — but we can look at the roles that report using Geographic information system and ask how those people actually use AI. This rolls the Anthropic Economic Index per-role signal up across those roles, weighted by how much observed AI activity each one has. 58.5% of the 142 roles that use this category carry observed AI-usage data (83 roles).
Across those roles, 61.1% of AI conversations are people working with AI and 33.6% hand a task to AI , with an average autonomy of 3.81 / 5.
| Collaboration pattern | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| task iteration | 34.8% | you and AI go back and forth |
| directive | 31.6% | AI does it; you give the instruction |
| learning | 16.3% | you ask AI to explain or teach |
| validation | 10.0% | you do it; AI checks your work |
| feedback loop | 2.0% | AI does it, then adjusts from your feedback |
Roles behind this signal
The roles using this category that have the most AEI data. "Works with AI" is the role's share of conversations that augment rather than automate.
| Occupation | Works with AI | Autonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 63.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.7% | 3.3/5 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 66.2% | 3.5/5 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 66.3% | 4.0/5 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.1% | 3.5/5 |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 66.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | 65.7% | 3.8/5 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | 63.1% | 4.0/5 |
| Historians | 45.3% | 4.0/5 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 55.2% | 4.0/5 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 51.4% | 4.0/5 |
Source: Anthropic Economic Index (2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2) over a sample of Claude.ai Free and Pro conversations — not all AI tools and not the whole workforce. Roles list software categories in O*NET; this does not mean AI is used inside Geographic information system, only that people in those roles use AI. Some conversations are left unclassified, so shares need not sum to 100.
Industries that concentrate this
Where Geographic information system matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly use Geographic information system (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5, or report using the tool category). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.
Nationally, about 12.5% of workers are in occupations that significantly use Geographic information system (measured across 67 industries).
Sectors with the most such workers
| Sector | Workers | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4,029,040 | 37.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,709,010 | 28.3% |
| Manufacturing | 1,573,230 | 12.3% |
| Construction | 1,285,920 | 15.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,196,300 | 5.2% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1,109,930 | 12.3% |
| Finance and Insurance | 1,060,330 | 17.0% |
| Educational Services | 1,056,320 | 7.7% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 925,060 | 32.9% |
| Information | 912,150 | 31.4% |
| Retail Trade | 835,980 | 5.4% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 474,730 | 6.4% |
Industries where it is most concentrated
| Industry | Level | Concentration | Employment reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Services | National industry | 5.09× | 63.6% |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 4.28× | 53.5% |
| Utilities | Sector | 3.06× | 38.2% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 2.99× | 37.4% |
| Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 2.87× | 35.9% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2.63× | 32.9% |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | National industry | 2.6× | 32.5% |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | National industry | 2.58× | 32.3% |
| Information | Sector | 2.51× | 31.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | Sector | 2.26× | 28.3% |
| Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 2.21× | 27.6% |
| Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 2.09× | 26.1% |
Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.
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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census NAICS 2022 U.S. Census Bureau
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
Data compiled June 3, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Geographic information system." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/tools/geographic-information-system
Singulariki. (2026). Geographic information system. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/tools/geographic-information-system
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