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Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

Also called: Geographic Information System Analyst (GIS Analyst), Geographic Information Systems Analyst (GIS Analyst), GIS Specialist (Geographic Information Systems Specialist), GIS Technician (Geographic Information Systems Technician)

What They Do

Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.

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