Occupations/19-4099.03
Remote Sensing Technicians
Apply remote sensing technologies to assist scientists in areas such as natural resources, urban planning, or homeland security. May prepare flight plans or sensor configurations for flight trips.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
75%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
44%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
74%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Task
Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- Task
Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
- 02Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- 03Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- 04Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- 05Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- 06Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.97
- Degree of automation2.19
- Time sitting4.43
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations2.80
- Hands-on objects/tools3.51
- Outdoors / weather1.66
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.07
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity3.75
- Information Ordering3.75
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
- Oral Expression3.62
- Oral Comprehension3.62
- Near Vision3.62
- Inductive Reasoning3.62
- Written Expression3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.50
- Active Listening3.38
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.50
- Mathematics3.50
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $71,854 2 yr $75,204 Master's · CIP 43.01 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $50,677 2 yr $48,703 Master's · CIP 43.01 |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $47,260 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 43.01 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $44,808 2 yr $42,682 Bachelor's · CIP 43.01 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr $44,021 2 yr $41,058 Bachelor's · CIP 43.01 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $43,128 2 yr $44,649 Associate · CIP 43.01 |
Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $9,600 | 82% | 48% | 1 yr $43,054 2 yr $43,485 Bachelor's · CIP 43.01 |
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 43.0100 | $9,900 | 77% | 58% | 1 yr $42,495 2 yr $41,789 Bachelor's · CIP 43.01 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Criminology 45.0401 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $40,974 2 yr $35,518 Bachelor's · CIP 45.04 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 40.0401 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $40,485 2 yr $37,208 Bachelor's · CIP 40.04 |
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public | Criminology 45.0401 | $14,100 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr $40,415 2 yr $38,649 Bachelor's · CIP 45.04 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 40.0401 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $27,494 Bachelor's · CIP 40.04 |