Geospatial specialist vs specialist

The differences between geospatial specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a geospatial specialist and a specialist. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $52,208 average annual salary of a geospatial specialist.

The top three skills for a geospatial specialist include GPS, esri and sql server. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Geospatial specialist vs specialist overview

	Geospatial Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$52,208	$58,013
Hourly rate	$25.10	$27.89
Growth rate	16%	10%
Number of jobs	6,427	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	42
Years of experience	2	2

Geospatial specialist vs specialist salary

Geospatial specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Geospatial Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$52,208	$58,013
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $76,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between geospatial specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between a geospatial specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Geospatial Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Environmental Science	Business
Most common college	University of California, Berkeley	Stanford University

Geospatial specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between geospatial specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Geospatial Specialist	Specialist
Average age	44	42
Gender ratio	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 12.0% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between geospatial specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Geospatial specialist example responsibilities.

Provide employee training and manage all NDT certification records per ASNT SNT-TC-1A.
Authore user guides for training on Trimble GeoExplorer 2008 & 6000 GPS units using ArcPad 10 and TerraSync.
process and classify Lidar point cloud data.
Implement Geo-Server to display GIS data on web.
Perform quality control on GIS data and ecosystem services.
Contribute to an active case by geocoding GPS data and providing cartographic products.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Geospatial specialist vs specialist skills

Common geospatial specialist skills

GPS, 34%
Esri, 15%
SQL Server, 15%
Data Management, 12%
GIS Data, 9%
Extraction, 8%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%