Lidar analyst vs information technology analyst

The differences between lidar analysts and information technology analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a lidar analyst and an information technology analyst. Additionally, an information technology analyst has an average salary of $83,078, which is higher than the $52,042 average annual salary of a lidar analyst.

The top three skills for a lidar analyst include data processing, GIS and google earth. The most important skills for an information technology analyst are infrastructure, customer service, and security policies.

Lidar analyst vs information technology analyst overview

	Lidar Analyst	Information Technology Analyst
Yearly salary	$52,042	$83,078
Hourly rate	$25.02	$39.94
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	38,634	145,565
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Lidar analyst vs information technology analyst salary

Lidar analysts and information technology analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lidar Analyst	Information Technology Analyst
Average salary	$52,042	$83,078
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $70,000	Between $62,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between lidar analyst and information technology analyst education

There are a few differences between a lidar analyst and an information technology analyst in terms of educational background:

	Lidar Analyst	Information Technology Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Geography	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Lidar analyst vs information technology analyst demographics

Here are the differences between lidar analysts' and information technology analysts' demographics:

	Lidar Analyst	Information Technology Analyst
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 12.6% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 15.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between lidar analyst and information technology analyst duties and responsibilities

Lidar analyst example responsibilities.

Manage administration and supervise development of logistics policies and programs to ensure they meet the changing conditions in program requirements.
Perform feature detection and feature extraction using LiDAR data.
Construct and monitor GPS and weather stations for field survey.
Process and validate GPS using POSPAC, TerraPOS and TerraMatch.
Supervise a LIDAR shop of two RFI managers, two data processors, and twelve LIDAR analysts.
Plan flights (an average of two a day) to collect LIDAR data in support of formal RFI's.

Information technology analyst example responsibilities.

Lead multiple e-Commerce initiatives for order processing which include applications for EDI.
Manage clinical applications and systems, including the EMR, treatment planning systems and PACS.
Manage the EDI project between Singapore, Boston, Atlanta, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Manage team to support day to day business activities, servers and systems to meet exacting SLA.
Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure.
Manage CIO infrastructure engagements wing-to-wing from design to delivery.

Lidar analyst vs information technology analyst skills

Common lidar analyst skills

Data Processing, 19%
GIS, 18%
Google Earth, 14%
Extraction, 13%
Remote Sensing, 9%
Intelligence Products, 8%

Common information technology analyst skills

Infrastructure, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
Security Policies, 6%
Switches, 6%
Encryption, 5%
Project Management, 5%

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