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MEETING GEOSPATIAL WORKFORCE DEMAND
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What was learned from the Industry Leaders Round-table Events?
- Academic disciplines important for preparing
the geospatial workforce in the next 10 years.
|
Academic Field |
Percent |
| Computer
Science |
28.3% |
Geography (Geography
Departments in North America) |
25.0% |
| Engineering
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13.9% |
| Environmental
Science |
11.1% |
| Planning
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9.4% |
| Photogrammetry
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5.6% |
| Urban
Studies |
5.6% |
| Agriculture
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0.6% |
| Physics
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0.6% |
- Most important eduational mechanisms and programs.
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Educational Mechanisms |
Percent |
| Four-year
university (bachelor degree) |
25.3% |
| On-the-job
training |
19.3% |
| Vendor-specific
(on-site/off-site) training |
13.9% |
| Master's
degree |
12.4% |
| Apprenticeship |
11.9% |
| Professional
certification |
7.9% |
| Two-year
college (associate degree) |
4.5% |
| On-line
short-term courses |
3.5% |
| Doctoral
degree |
1.5% |
- The National Center for Educational Statistics
(NCES) provides annaul completion data for numerous academic
programs. The following general groupings of academic programs
are selected as they may potentially include educational
programs relevant to training geospatial workforce at different
educational levels.
- Agriculture-agriculture operations-and related sciences
- Architecture and related services
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- Computer and information sciences and support services
- Engineering
- Engineering technologies/technicians
- Mathematics and statistics
- Military technologies
- Natural resources and conservation
- Physical sciences
- Science technologies/technicians
- Social sciences
- Transportation and materials moving
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