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Follow on Google News | Geospatial Career Leader, GeoSearch, Inc. Publishes 2011 Wage and Salary SurveyFor 20 years, GeoSearch, Inc. has surveyed geospatial employers for wage and salary information in various categories and classifications. The data is available for purchase at www.geosearch.com.
By: GeoSearch, Inc. Modest gains in compensation were reported compared to the data reported the previous year. For example, in the 2010 survey, a GIS Manager averaged $73,888 in annual wages. In the 2011 survey, a GIS Manager averaged 75,799 in annual wages. This is an increase of 2.6%. In this example, a GIS Manager is described as: Manages the GIS department; supervises GIS Specialists and Technicians; Similarly, a Project Manager averaged $72,335 in the 2010 data compared with $73,288 in 2011 resulting in an increase of 1.3%. The trend continued in most categories. Ten total categories were surveyed in 2010 while twelve categories were surveyed in 2011, including a new category for LiDAR technicians. Optimism about geospatial job growth is on the rise as confidence returns and salary trends should grow as competition for talent heats up with strong evidence of a recovering labor market in the US. GeoSearch is now accepting orders for the 2011 Salary Survey. Cost is $130 and is ordered on-line at www.geosearch.com. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted. 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 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. # # # 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. End
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