Jobs / Data and analytics / 15-1299.02
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.
- US jobs
- 435,370 (SOC 15-1299 group, "Computer Occupations, All Other")
- Median wage
- $116,580 a year
- Job family
- Data and analytics
Can agents do the work of geographic information systems technologists and technicians?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Data and analytics:
- Task levelPartialOne direct benchmark, near its ceiling. On Spider 2.0-Snow, which asks for multi-step SQL against large business databases, the top agent reaches 96.7% execution accuracy, but the entry names no model. Adjacent spreadsheet tasks agree (83.1% on SpreadsheetBench). No benchmark in our collection tests open-ended analysis, where the right question is itself unclear.
- Project levelPartialMixed, adjacent evidence. On MLE-bench, 75 offline Kaggle competitions, the best agent wins a medal in 64.4% of competitions. The Remote Labor Index includes data analysis projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in data and analytics, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 96.7%Genloop's Sentinel Agent v2 Pro · 1 Mar 2026Saturated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation.
- Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.
- Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
- Select cartographic elements needed for effective presentation of information.
- Enter data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, using techniques such as coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps, scanning or automatic conversion to vectors, or conversion of other sources of digital data.
- Interpret aerial or ortho photographs.
- Create, analyze, report, convert, or transfer data, using specialized applications program software.
- Design, program, or model Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications or procedures.
- Perform geospatial data building, modeling, or analysis, using advanced spatial analysis, data manipulation, or cartography software.
- Meet with clients to discuss topics such as technical specifications, customized solutions, or operational problems.
- Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications.
- Provide technical expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to clients or users.
Other job titles for this occupation (29)
Geospatial Technician · GIS Admin (Geographic Information Systems Administrator) · GIS Analyst (Geographic Information System Analyst) · GIS Analyst (Geographic Information Systems Analyst) · GIS Applications Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Applications Specialist) · GIS Assessment Tech (Geographic Information Systems Assessment Technician) · GIS Coordinator (Geographic Information Systems Coordinator) · GIS Developer (Geographic Information Systems Developer) · GIS Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Specialist) · GIS Tech (Geographic Information Systems Technician) · Cartographic Technician (Cartographic Tech) · Field GIS Technician (Field Geographic Information Systems Technician) · Geospatial Analyst · Geospatial Engineer · Geospatial Information Technologist · Geospatial Specialist · Geospatial Technologist · GIS Application Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Application Specialist) · GIS Consultant (Geographic Information Systems Consultant) · GIS Data Administrator (Geographic Information Systems Data Administrator) · GIS Data Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Data Specialist) · GIS Database Administrator (Geographic Information Systems Database Administrator) · GIS Geographer (Geographic Information Systems Geographer) · GIS Specialist (Geographical Information System Specialist) · GIS Technician (Geographical Information System Technician) · GIS Technologist (Geographic Information Systems Technologist) · GPS Analyst Technician (Global Positioning Systems Analyst Technician) · GPS Field Technician (Global Positioning System Field Technician) · GPS Technician (Global Position System Technician)