Occupation Profile for Mapping Technicians

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Calculate mapmaking information from field notes, and draw and verify accuracy of topographical maps.

 
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Sample Job Titles

Aerial Photograph Interpreter
Aerotriangulation Specialist
Agricultural Global Positioning System Mapper (Agricultural GPS Mapper)
Cartographer
Cartographic Aide
Cartographic Drafter
Cartography/Mapping Technician
Computer Aided Design Technician (CAD Technician)
Drafting Technician
Draftsman
Editor, Map
Forest Technician
GIS Analyst (Geographic Information Systems Analyst)
Geodetic Computator
Geographical Information System Analyst (GIS Analyst)
Geographical Information System Specialist (GIS Specialist)
Geographical Information System Technician (GIS Technician)
Global Position System Technician (GPS Technician)
Hydrographic Surveyor
Imagery Analyst
Imaging Technician
Inker, Technical Illustrations, Maps
Land Surveyor
Map Compiler
Map Drafter
Mapping Technician
Mosaicist
Photogrammetric Compilation Specialist
Photogrammetric Stereo Compiler
Photogrammetric Technician
Photogrammetrist
Plane Tableman
Stereo Compiler
Stereo Map Plotter Operator
Stereo Plotter Operator
Stereoplotter Operator
Supervisor, Mapping
Technician, Cartographic
Technician, Field Map
Topographic Computator
Topographical Drafter


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