Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a geographic information systems specialist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a geographic information systems specialist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Geographic information systems specialists use specialised computer systems, engineering measures, and geological concepts to process land, geographic, and geospatial information into visually detailed digital maps and geomodels of a reservoir. They convert technical information like soil density and properties into digital representations to be used by engineers, governments and interested stakeholders.

Professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cartographer, 59%

cartographer 59% covered surveying technician 55% covered remote sensing technician 55% covered cadastral technician 54% covered hydrographic surveying techni… 52% covered geographic information sy… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from geographic information systems specialist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a geographic information systems specialist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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geographic information systems specialist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a geographic information systems specialist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.