Lidar analyst vs software analyst

The differences between lidar analysts and software 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 a software analyst. Additionally, a software analyst has an average salary of $78,400, 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 a software analyst are java, C++, and software development.

Lidar analyst vs software analyst overview

	Lidar Analyst	Software Analyst
Yearly salary	$52,042	$78,400
Hourly rate	$25.02	$37.69
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	38,634	274,053
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Lidar analyst vs software analyst salary

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

	Lidar Analyst	Software Analyst
Average salary	$52,042	$78,400
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $70,000	Between $61,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	ConocoPhillips
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between lidar analyst and software analyst education

There are a few differences between a lidar analyst and a software analyst in terms of educational background:

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

Lidar analyst vs software analyst demographics

Here are the differences between lidar analysts' and software analysts' demographics:

	Lidar Analyst	Software Analyst
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 67.7% Female, 32.3%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 17.2% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between lidar analyst and software 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.

Software analyst example responsibilities.

Lead detailed level requirement (DLR), CCL and UI sync up.
Contribute to implementing microservices used to manage entities and maintain a synchronize state between supplier and distributor.
Provide testing support to meet DITSCAP, DII COE, JTA-A, and DoD standards.
Implement the controller using J2EE (Servlets).
Design and develop the infrastructure for the API product line.
Net API development to replace VB6 code and simplify customer facing interfaces.

Lidar analyst vs software analyst skills

Common lidar analyst skills

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

Common software analyst skills

Java, 8%
C++, 7%
Software Development, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Test Data, 4%
Scrum, 4%