Lidar analyst vs systems analyst

The differences between lidar analysts and systems 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 systems analyst. Additionally, a systems analyst has an average salary of $75,383, 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 systems analyst are customer service, project management, and troubleshoot.

Lidar analyst vs systems analyst overview

	Lidar Analyst	Systems Analyst
Yearly salary	$52,042	$75,383
Hourly rate	$25.02	$36.24
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	38,634	141,289
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Lidar analyst vs systems analyst salary

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

	Lidar Analyst	Systems Analyst
Average salary	$52,042	$75,383
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $70,000	Between $58,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between lidar analyst and systems analyst education

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

	Lidar Analyst	Systems Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Geography	Computer Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Lidar analyst vs systems analyst demographics

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

	Lidar Analyst	Systems Analyst
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian, 14.4% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between lidar analyst and systems 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.

Systems analyst example responsibilities.

Manage AS400 operations teams and provide training / end-user support as scheduled.
Lead a team of two developers who create various GUI report parameter screens and associate reports.
Write scripts (shell, Perl, AutoIt) to automate administrative tasks, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery operations.
Manage ticket resolution of 250/300 per month, within SLA and root cause analysis and defects tie back to development.
Design and build radiology information systems, as well as led multiple conversions and create documentation to support technology and workflow.
Manage and implement VMware infrastructure.

Lidar analyst vs systems analyst skills

Common lidar analyst skills

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

Common systems analyst skills

Customer Service, 8%
Project Management, 5%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Java, 4%
C++, 4%
C #, 4%