Cartographers work in office settings with drafting tables and computer-mapping systems. Most cartographers never visit the locations that they are mapping, but many do fieldwork to collect and verify data used in creating maps. The average workweek is 35 to 40 hours, although longer hours are occasionally required if a mapping project is on a deadline.
Slightly more than half of cartographers and photogrammetrists worked in architectural and engineering services firms and for local government agencies in 2022.
Many cartographers are freelancers who are hired by companies for a specific project. For large map-producing companies, project cartographers may be brought in to help during heavy deadline work. Because of the cost of mapping, most small companies buy rights to maps produced by large firms.
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