- Based on 27 Jobtrees users who were a Gis Specialist in their career, on average, they have 3.71 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.1 years on average in this job building experience and earn $63K per year before moving on.
- 7% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Gis Specialist are Mapping Technician, Gis Analyst and Gis Technician. Mapping Technician, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Mapping Technician is from the same job family, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Gis Technician, also being a common career path from Gis Specialist.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Archaeologist, Sales Representative and Business Owner as they commonly lead to Gis Specialist as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Gis Specialist are Geographer, Gis Technician and Office Assistant based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Geographer, the most common step before Gis Specialist, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Gis Specialist, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Gis Specialist.
- While Geographer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Gis Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Gis Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Gis Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Geographer is from the same job family, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) as Gis Specialist, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Office Assistant also leading to Gis Specialist.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Gis Specialist are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Anthropology, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Geography. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Geographer being on the path to and from Gis Specialist. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Gis Specialist is part of the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) job family which has a limited number of unique role types (10) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.