Photogrammetrist vs cartography technician

The differences between photogrammetrists and cartography technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a photogrammetrist has an average salary of $75,830, which is higher than the $44,114 average annual salary of a cartography technician.

The top three skills for a photogrammetrist include remote sensing, lidar and photogrammetric. The most important skills for a cartography technician are GIS, map generation, and garmin.

Photogrammetrist vs cartography technician overview

	Photogrammetrist	Cartography Technician
Yearly salary	$75,830	$44,114
Hourly rate	$36.46	$21.21
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	446	29,486
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 86%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Photogrammetrist vs cartography technician salary

Photogrammetrists and cartography technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Photogrammetrist	Cartography Technician
Average salary	$75,830	$44,114
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $144,000	Between $24,000 And $78,000
Highest paying City	Oakland, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Sanborn	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between photogrammetrist and cartography technician education

There are a few differences between a photogrammetrist and a cartography technician in terms of educational background:

	Photogrammetrist	Cartography Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 86%
Most common major	Geography	Geography
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Stanford University

Photogrammetrist vs cartography technician demographics

Here are the differences between photogrammetrists' and cartography technicians' demographics:

	Photogrammetrist	Cartography Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.9% Female, 18.1%	Male, 79.2% Female, 20.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 2.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 4.2% White, 78.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between photogrammetrist and cartography technician duties and responsibilities

Photogrammetrist example responsibilities.

Manage various construction staking projects, as well as manage and oversee field work of various boundary, ALTA/ACSM surveys.
Educate junior compilers in 3D softcopy aerial data extraction.
Support GPS teams with collecting data require for aerial mapping.
Analyze and process LIDAR data of specific areas of survey land.
Create planimetric maps and DTMs from LiDAR data for bridge quality checks, roadway design, and drainage calculations.
Reconstruct 3D photogrammetric models for museum online/public display.

Cartography technician example responsibilities.

Manage client relations and coordinate the project effectively between onsite and offshore.
Facilitate in designing the navigational system for self-driving cars using GIS software and LiDar data.
Conduct testing and evaluation of Garmin cartography products.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Create DTM and DEM for various mapping projects using stereoplotter and soft-copy machines.

Photogrammetrist vs cartography technician skills

Common photogrammetrist skills

Remote Sensing, 25%
LiDAR, 18%
Photogrammetric, 17%
DEM, 7%
Extraction, 7%
GPS, 5%

Common cartography technician skills

GIS, 44%
Map Generation, 30%
Garmin, 26%

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