2015 Indiana GIS Professional Salary Survey DRAFT

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1 2015 Indiana GIS Professional Salary Survey DRAFT August 25, 2015 Introduction In April, 2015, IGIC circulated the second Salary Survey to geospatial professionals around the state. Responses were collected online from a total of 221 individuals. Responses were provided to a total of 19 questions about salary, education, industry, technology, historical document use, and volunteerism. An analysis of the results is given below Average Salary Average Annual Salary: $55, Respondents: Average Salary (First IGIC Salary Survey) Average Annual Salary: $51, Respondents: Average Salary (% Increase) Percent Increase: 7.76% 1

2 Type of Organization 2015 Average Salary 2010 Average Salary # of Respondents County Government $44,092 $40, State Government 54,509 53, City Government 49,011 48, Private Sector 78,188 55, Utility 64,293 57, Institution/University 58,613 49, Other 51,860 61, Federal Government 77,250 58,663 6 Total 221 2

3 Private Sector Areas of Expertise Agriculture BioTech Civil Engineering Conservation Consulting Education Education non-profit Electrical Utilities Gas Geospatial/Geospatial Imagery GIS Services / GIS Sales Imagery, Base-map Data, Local Government Non-profit Other: Regional Planning Photogrammetric Mapping Regional / Regional Government Transportation From the data, 61% of the respondents are from government-related employment, while 29% are from private industry and 9% are from the post-secondary arena. Within the private sector, areas represented have expanded since the 2010 IGIC Salary Survey, which can be seen from the Job Titles & Average Salaries data below. 3

4 Years in GIS # of Respondents 10 to to to to to to or above 18 Total 220 4

5 Educational Background Bachelor of Sciences 64 Master of Sciences 38 Associates 28 Bachelor of Arts 28 Master of Arts 23 None 19 Other (including GISP) 11 PhD 9 Total 220 # of Respondents FYI 2010 Education Average Annual Salary Count (of 263 Respondents) High School $43, = 5.7% Some College $42, = 3.8% Associate s Degree $49, = 14% Bachelor s Degree $50, = 45% Some Graduate $58,280 4 Master s Degree $56, = 25% PhD $60,593 7 = 2.6% Professional Certification $36,000 3 = 1% 5

6 $90,000 $80, Average Salary & Years of Experience Male Female 40 # Respondents 35 $70, $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30, $20,000 $10,000 $ yrs. experience FYI 2010 Years of Experience in GIS Avg. Annual Salary # Respondents 1-4 $41, $48, $49, $60, $58, $64,

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9 2015 Job Titles & Average Salaries FYI 2010 Salary Survey Job Title Avg. Salary # Intern 34,250 2 Emergency Manager 40,624 3 Cartographer 40,890 5 CAD Technician/Manager 42,667 3 GIS Technician 43, Planner 43,917 6 Surveying 44,550 7 GIS Specialist 45, GIS Supervisor 47,000 3 Environmental 47, GIS Coordinator 47, Data Manager 49,800 5 GIS Analyst 49, GIS Administrator 50,600 3 Support Staff 50,767 3 GIS Director 53,

10 2015 Average Salaries by Geographic Regions FYI 2010 Data Region Avg. Annual Salary # Responses North $47, North Central 47, Central 55, South Central 39,560 5 South 49, Data Region Avg. Annual Salary # Responses North $49, North Central 59, Central 58, South Central 47,

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14 A shift from 2010 programming languages has occurred from SQL, Python, HTML at the top three. Python is considered by post-secondary specialists to be the up and coming programming language for geospatial technologies along with R, a statistics/probability software. 14

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18 GIS Professional Salary Survey August 25, 2015 FYI 2010 Technology Use for more detailed data, see the IGIC website for the 2010 Salary Survey Report 1. GIS Software ESRI Products (ArcGIS, View, INFO, Editor, SDE, Server, Pad, Map, IMS, Catalog) Google Earth/Map AutoDesk Products (Map, MapGuide & other) Microsoft Bing Map/3D Bentley Products (Map & other) GlobalMapper MapInfo DDTI Accuglobe 2. GPS Technology Trimble Garmin Pathfinder Magellan TruView Think Map 6. Photogrammetry Software Leica Geosystems Photogrammetric Suite ESRI Stereo Extension Intergraph Z/I Imaging 7. LiDAR LizardTech LiDAR Compressor QCoherent Software Other Virtual Geomatics VG4D TerraSolid LiDAR Products Trimble LiDAR Analyst 8. Remote Sensing / Image Processing Software 3. Database Software Microsoft Access Microsoft SQL Server Oracle dbase MySQL 4. Programming Technologies top 5 SQL Python HTML VBA Microsoft.NET 5. CAD Software AutoDesk AutoCAD Bentley MicroStation TurboCAD Adobe Photoshop Pictometry Viewer ERDAS Imagine LizardTech Compressor Suite Other ER Mapper ITT EXVI EX DeLorme TopoBird Idrisi PCI Geomatics Geomatica Microsoft Paint ERDAS APOLLO GIMP GenaMap ITT ENVI Surfer Manifold Map Guide MultiSpec IrfanView Unspecified 18

19 Question 18: Do you volunteer at area schools, 4-H, FFA, Scouts or other groups to teach about GIS/geospatial technologies? Yes or No 83% responded No 17% responded Yes You are accomplishing amazing things through your outreach and engagement! Of those who responded yes, the majority are working with K-12 students either through classroom work, 4-H, FFA, Boy Scouts, and GIS Day activities. Generally, you are engaging when directly asked by a teacher (or your son/daughter ), Cub Scout Pack Leader, Boy Scout Troop Master/Student working on a Merit Badge, or 4-H/FFA Leader to demonstrate GPS/geocaching, aerial photography, map making/cartography, or remote sensing. Some of you speak before local groups such as the Rotary, Kiwanis, or Moose. Some of you are volunteering applied GIS for local places that need assistance: EMA efforts, animal shelter (mapping found cats/dogs), guest speakers in college classrooms, local community outreach events, and school boards/councils. Of those who responded yes, an average of 9.25 volunteer hours for the year were spent sharing geospatial technologies and perspectives. THANK YOU! Question 19: In your professional career, do you utilize historical data (10+ years old)? Yes or No 90 out of 223 responded Yes (40%) of total survey respondents use historical data Out of these 90: 6 use historical Census data 36 (40%) use historical aerial imagery/photography At least 17 (19%) use historical land, deed, property, plat, parcel, easement, and survey data 12 use other historical imagery 12 (13%) use Sanborn Maps 12 (13%) use other historical maps (Baist, USGS Topo, and other city and county maps) 8 use historical data from IndianaMap, Indiana Geological Survey, USGS, and USDA. 6 use historical tax, assessor, auditor, recorder, and trustee data 6 use historical orthophotography/imagery At least 5 use historical city planning and permit data 19