Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000
Remote sensing technicians assist remote sensing scientists and technologists in collecting geographical or geological field data. They work on projects regarding natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. They help in the planning and development of mapping projects, calibrate remote sensing equipment and remotely sensed images, and prepare documentation and presentations such as charts and photographs. There are approximately 64,260 life, physical, and social science technicians, the category that includes remote sensing technicians, employed in the United States. The closely related field of cartography employs about 11,300 cartographers.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
Faster than the AverageConventional
Realistic
Technical
Remote Sensing Technician
Apprentice, Remote Sensing Technician
- Agricultural Scientists
- Arborists
- Astrogeologists
- Botanists
- Cartographers
- Climate Scientists
- Ecologists
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geographers
- Geographic Information Systems Specialists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Geotechnical Engineers
- Geothermal Energy Industry Workers
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Geothermal Technicians
- Groundwater Professionals
- Horticultural Technicians
- Industrial Ecologists
- Meteorologists
- Naturalists
- Oceanographers
- Paleontologists
- Range Managers
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Rewilders
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Space Meteorologist
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors