Data Entry Specialist (GIS focus)
Impact: Data integrity and operational efficiency
Accurately input and manage geospatial data, ensuring integrity and accessibility for mapping and analysis projects.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 40% Team / 60% Solo
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Low
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $50,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000 - $45,000
- Senior
- $65,000 - $75,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 40-60% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- GIS Software (e.g.
- ArcGIS
- QGIS)
- Data Entry
- Database Management
- Geospatial Data
- Microsoft Excel
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Accuracy
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Data Entry Specialist
- GIS Technician
- GIS Analyst
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 45% to moderate risk for repetitive tasks, but GIS focus adds complexity
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.2/10
- Meaning
- 5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate