The Geospatial Work Force:Meeting Wisconsin’s Future Needs

Presented by:Geospatial Information & Technology Association,

WI Chapter Executive Board members:Thomas Tym – Ruekert / Mielke, Inc.

Emily Champagne – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)

Agenda

Where are the jobs Education vs. Compensation Breaking into the Profession Recruitment Strategies

& Prospects

Public Sector Jobs

Federal Government State Government Regional Government County Government Municipal or local Government Educational Institution

Federal Government

National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Homeland Security (FEMA) United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS) Many others

State Government

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Administration (DOA)

– Facilities Management– Military Affairs

Several Others

Regional Government

Regional Planning Commissions Metropolitan Sewerage Districts Water Management Districts

County Government

Land Information Office Planning & Zoning Register of Deeds Emergency Management Conservationist Sheriffs Office

Municipal/Local Government

Department of Public Works Planning & Zoning Public Services

– Water Meter Reading– Snow Plowing

Police Department

Education Institutions

Teaching – High School– Technical Colleges– Universities

Research State Cartographer

Private Sector Jobs

Mapping Companies Consulting Firms Software Developers Utilities Land Development Non-Profits Others

Mapping Companies

Publishers Conversion Companies Satellites Companies

Consulting Firms

Engineering Planning Surveying Remote Sensing

Software Developers

GIS CADD/Design Parcel Modeling Web

Applications

Utilities

Electrical Gas Telephone Pipelines Digger’s Hotline

Land Development

Real Estate Title Companies Big Box Retail

Non-Profits

Environmental– (e.g. Nature Conservancy, International Crane

Foundation)

Land Trusts– (e.g. Gathering Waters Conservancy based in Madison)

Community Development– (e.g. Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago)

Historical Preservation– (e.g. Taliesin Preservation in Spring Green, WI)

Others

Insurance Forestry Agriculture Manufacturing

Educational Requirements, Positions, & Compensation Technician level

– Data Entry– CADD– Survey Crew

2 Year Technical Degree Hourly Position

– $20,000 to $40,000 per year

Educational Requirements, Positions, & Compensation Sub Professional level

– Programmer– Supervisory Management– Instrument Operator

Bachelors Degree Hourly Position

– $30,000 to $50,000 per year

Educational Requirements, Positions, & Compensation Professional level

– Software Engineer– Photogrammetrist– GIS Professional

Bachelors/Masters Degree Salaried Position

– $40,000 to $80,000 per year

Educational Requirements, Positions, & Compensation Managerial level

– Land Information Officer– Project Manager– Director of Public Works

Bachelors/Masters Degree Salaried Position

– $40,000 to $100,000 per year

Educational Requirements, Positions, & Compensation Research/Education level

– Professor– Researcher– Trainer

Masters/Doctorate Degree Salaried Position

– $30,000 to $120,000 per year

Job Skills

Project Management Technical Support Report Writing Training Public Speaking Research Programming

Other Software Skills

MS Access Excel SQL Server Visual Basic HTML / ASP

Software Skills (cont.)

Mobile & Web Technology

Visual Studio Silverlight Flex Python

Breaking Into The Profession

Educational Opportunities Internships Professional Associations Publications Users Conferences Credentials Network

Educational Opportunities

UW GIS Certificates and Degrees Online GIS Degrees Technical Training

– Technical Colleges– Software Training

Internships

Independent Study College Credit Summer Employment

Professional Associations“National”

Urban & Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)urisa.org

Geographic Information Technology Association (GITA)gita.org

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)asprs.org

Professional Associations“Regional”

Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA)

Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa/Illinois Chapters of GITA

Western Great Lake Chapter of ASPRS Minnesota GIS/LIS Illinois GIS Association (ILGISA) Michigan (IMAGIN)

Regional Conferences

WLIA Spring Regional MeetingLa Crosse, WI, May 17-18 (wlia.org)

ILGISA NIU Naperville, IL, Oct 18-19, 2011 (ilgisa.org)

EWUG, Green Bay, WI, Nov 9-10, 2011 (ewug.org)

MN GIS/LIS St. Cloud, Oct 5-7, 2011(mngislis.org)

Publications

Earth Observation Magazine PE&RS Professional Surveyor GeoWorld Geospatial Solutions Earth Imaging Journal ArcUser

Blogs

James Fee’s blog   http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/ Planet GeoSpatial  http://www.planetgs.com/ Matt Artz’s GIS and Science Blog  

http://www.gisandscience.com./ ESRI’s ArcGIS Blogs GoogleEarthBlog 

http://www.gearthblog.com/index.html SCO’s Wisconsin Mapping Bulletin 

http://news.sco.wisc.edu/ NSGIC News  http://news.nsgic.org/

Users Conferences

Software Company Sponsored– ESRI– Autodesk– Intergraph

Credentials

College Degree GIS Professional (GISP) Registered Land Surveyor Certified Photogrammetrist Professional Engineer

Network

Recruiting Strategies of Area Companies Job Postings Networking Contract Work and Internships Employment Agencies and

Recruiters

Job Postings Internal Company Postings Company Website Relevant Employment Websites

– GIS Jobs Clearinghouse (gjc.org)– GISjobs.com & Geojobs.org– GeoCommunity – GIS Café – Monster.com– WI State Cartographers Office

• http://www.sco.wisc.edu/jobs/jobs.php– WLIA (wlia.org/classified.cfm)

Job Postings

Internal Company Postings Company Website Relevant Employment Websites

– GIS Jobs Clearinghouse (gjc.org)– GISjobs.com & Geojobs.org– GeoCommunity – GIS Café – Monster.com

Job Postings

Internal Company Postings Company Website Relevant Employment Websites

– GIS Jobs Clearinghouse (gjc.org)– GISjobs.com & Geojobs.org– GeoCommunity – GIS Café – Monster.com

Networking

“Conference Scouting” Employee Referrals Linked in Facebook

Other Recruiting Strategies

Contract Work and Internships Employment Agencies and

Recruiters Job Boards – local colleges &

universities Internships

Future Prospects

Many Opportunities– Upper Midwest

Pent-up Demand Off-Shore Threat Surf the Net

The Geospatial Work Force:Meeting Wisconsin’s Future Needs

Presented by:Geospatial Information & Technology Association,

WI Chapter Executive Board members:Thomas Tym – Ruekert / Mielke, Inc.

Emily Champagne – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)