Geographic Information Systems Specialists

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Architectural and engineering firms
Federal and local government agencies
Electric companies

Outlook

Demand is expected to show little to no change for this occupation. Advances in technology increase productivity and job openings will arise from the need to replace workers who leave this occupation. Due to budget cuts, opportunities may be more limited for government jobs.

Employment and outlook information is not available specifically for geographic information systems specialists. However, they are part of the larger group of "surveying and mapping technicians."

Geographic Information Systems Specialists (CIS 100546)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	1,354 Small	&	7.0%	5.8%	>>>>	156 Few
Champaign Area	20 Very small	&	15.0%	7.0%	>>>>	3 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	13 Very small	&	0.0%	5.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Cook County	634 Small	&	6.3%	5.6%	>>>>	72 Few
Decatur Area	18 Small	&	22.2%	7.0%	>>>>	2 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	41 Very small	&	12.2%	9.7%	>>>>	4 Very few
Du Page County	178 Small	&	4.5%	5.4%	>>>>	20 Few
Edwardsville Area	31 Small	&	9.7%	5.1%	>>>>	3 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	11 Very small	&	0.0%	7.0%	>>>>	1 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	22 Small	&	4.5%	5.2%	>>>>	3 Few
Lake County	66 Small	&	10.6%	8.6%	>>>>	8 Few
McHenry County	17 Very small	&	5.9%	6.8%	>>>>	2 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	11 Very small	&	9.1%	6.8%	>>>>	1 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	23 Small	&	8.7%	3.6%	>>>>	3 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	57 Small	&	14.0%	7.3%	>>>>	7 Few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	8 Very small	&	-12.5%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Rock Island-Moline Area	23 Small	&	13.0%	5.7%	>>>>	3 Very few
Rockford Area	26 Very small	&	11.5%	7.6%	>>>>	3 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	2.4%	>>>>	1 Very few
Springfield Area	18 Very small	&	11.1%	4.7%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	38 Small	&	2.6%	6.4%	>>>>	4 Few
Will County	57 Small	&	15.8%	9.1%	>>>>	7 Few
United States	58,400 Medium	&	0.7%	3.7%	>>>>	6,400 Moderate