Geospatial Career Leader, GeoSearch, Inc. Publishes 2010 Wage and Salary Survey

Feb. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- GeoSearch, Inc. has compiled an annual wage and salary survey specific to the geospatial career market since 1991. The survey originated in an attempt to measure job categories that couldn’t be found in other surveys. Unique GeoSearch access to geospatial employers allowed data to be collected from commercial companies and public agencies responsible for evaluating compensable factors and paying fair market wages.  Each year, GeoSearch is able to collect data, from geospatial employers, that reports wage and salary information in various categories and classifications.

This year’s numbers compared to a decade ago shows some interesting data. For example, in the 2000 survey, a GIS Manager averaged $58,026 in annual wages reported from 170 participating employers.  In the 2010 survey, a GIS Manager averaged 73,888 in annual wages reported from 140 participating employers.  In this example, a GIS Manager is described as: Manages the GIS department; supervises GIS Specialists and Technicians; develops action plan for GIS development; acts as central communication point; acts as public information source; assists with integration of GIS into existing systems; prepares newsletters and makes presentations.  Typically reports to agency Director or Operations Manager. Typically requires B.S. degree in related field and five or more years experience.

The 2010 Wage and Salary Survey includes a measure of 9 geospatial job categories reported from 140 employers with an average of 244 employees.  The survey is conducted on-line providing an efficient way of collecting information from a large number of respondents.  Participants in the survey receive results for free and the results are available for purchase at www.geosearch.com for non-participants.  All employer identifying responses are confidential. Names of organizations or individuals are not shared, sold, or rented for any purpose.  This is a survey of organizations, not individuals. The numbers represent the wage not the total rewards such as bonus, incentives, commissions, or other compensable factors for each job category.  

Although this data is believed to be reliable and accurate, GeoSearch cannot claim statistical validity.  While the GeoSearch Wage and Salary Survey is a valuable tool, it is strongly suggested that this information be used in conjunction with other known data sources, human resources,  and that local and community cost-of-living, competition from other industries, and related matters be factored in to the interpretation of any wage and salary data, including this survey.

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GeoSearch, Inc is a personnel recruitment firm specializing in the geospatial sciences
and technologies. GeoSearch began operations in October, 1989. October 12th 1995 www.geosearch.com was registered on-line making it the first geospatial job board.