Remote Sensing Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +3.3%
National: +6.6%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$50,290.00
State
$55,180.00
Regional
Remote Sensing Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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.
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Remote Sensing Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 62.04%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 9.49%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 9.20%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 8.41%
- Some College Courses = 6.04%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.50%
- Master's Degree = 0.32%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 23.50%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 21.36%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.47%
- None = 12.49%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 10.36%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.39%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.26%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.97%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2.20%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 33.33%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 27.79%
- Up to and including 1 month = 16.63%
- None = 12.56%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.56%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.12%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 37.95%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 29.56%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 14.32%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.87%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 6.18%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.12%
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Remote Sensing Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Participate in the planning or development of mapping projects.
- Verify integrity and accuracy of data contained in remote sensing image analysis systems.
- Prepare documentation or presentations, including charts, photos, or graphs.
- Merge scanned images or build photo mosaics of large areas, using image processing software.
- Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.
- Consult with remote sensing scientists, surveyors, cartographers, or engineers to determine project needs.
- Adjust remotely sensed images for optimum presentation by using software to select image displays, define image set categories, or choose processing routines.
- Manipulate raw data to enhance interpretation, either on the ground or during remote sensing flights.
- Collect geospatial data, using technologies such as aerial photography, light and radio wave detection systems, digital satellites, or thermal energy systems.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Maintain records of survey data.
- Document methods used and write technical reports containing information collected.
- Develop specialized computer software routines to customize and integrate image analysis.
- Collect verification data on the ground, using equipment such as global positioning receivers, digital cameras, or notebook computers.
- Operate airborne remote sensing equipment, such as survey cameras, sensors, or scanners.
- Monitor raw data quality during collection, and make equipment corrections as necessary.
- Evaluate remote sensing project requirements to determine the types of equipment or computer software necessary to meet project requirements, such as specific image types or output resolutions.
- Develop or maintain geospatial information databases.
- Correct raw data for errors due to factors such as skew or atmospheric variation.
- Calibrate data collection equipment.
Tasks Include:
- Collaborate with agricultural workers to apply remote sensing information to efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Collect remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities involved in assessing the impact of environmental change.
- Provide remote sensing data for use in addressing environmental issues, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection.
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Remote Sensing Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Field computers)
- Scintillation crystal assemblies (Gamma ray scintillometers)
- Magnetometer geophysical instruments (Geophysical magnetometers)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Spectrographs (Hyperspectral imaging equipment)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Laser printers (Large format printers)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR systems)
- Infrared spectrometers (Multispectral imaging equipment)
- Personal computers
- Photographic enlargers (Photo enlargers)
- Plotter printers (Plotters)
- Radiometer (Radiometers)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Synthetic aperture radar SAR)
- Infrared imagers (Thermal infrared remote sensing equipment)
- Infrared imagers (Thermal infrared sensors)
- Computer servers (Web servers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Laser imaging detection and ranging LIDAR system software
- Terrasolid TerraScan
- Common MASINT Exploitation Tool COMET
- Corpscon
- Definiens Developer
- SAS software
- GeoCue Corporation GeoCue software
- GeoCue Corporation PointVue LE
- Opticks
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Bentley Microstation
- ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
- Data base user interface and query software
- ESRI ArcCatalog
- Oracle software
- Microsoft Access
- Development environment software
- Interface definition language IDL
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Map creation software
- ITT Visual Information Solutions ENVI
- ESRI ArcMap
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- BAE Systems SOCET SET
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Applied Imagery Quick Terrain Modeler
- Mobile location based services software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Object or component oriented development software
- Python
- R
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Operating system software
- UNIX
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
82.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
81.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
63.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
62.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
62.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
56.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
53.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
62.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
62.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
62.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
59.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
59.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
65.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
62.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
62.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
59.50 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
84.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
80.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
77.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
76.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
72.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
71.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
69.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
68.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
67.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
65.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
65.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
65.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
64.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
63.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
63.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
58.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
58.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
58.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
58.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
53.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
80.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
77.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
77.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
76.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
75.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
73.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
72.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
72.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
69.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
68.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
67.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
62.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
60.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
57.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
58.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
55.50 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
55.50 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
94.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
92.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
90.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
88.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
82.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
81.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
80.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
79.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
77.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
70.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
69.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
69.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
66.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
66.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
63.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
62.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
60.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
59.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
58.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
56.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
55.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
51.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $33,270.00 | $50,290.00 | $65,740.00 |
Virginia | $33,280.00 | $55,180.00 | $69,890.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $46,129.39 | $68,340.49 | $69,444.34 |
Bay Consortium | $33,959.96 | $40,196.80 | $59,310.25 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $32,590.26 | $43,217.61 | $56,885.50 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $35,359.77 | $53,473.20 | $62,972.81 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $35,901.83 | $49,182.39 | $57,694.44 |
Hampton Roads | $52,804.45 | $71,516.02 | $80,582.60 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $43,441.92 | $60,092.19 | $76,522.32 |
Piedmont Workforce | $40,602.83 | $67,371.63 | $95,075.01 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $30,739.77 | $37,170.80 | $47,252.97 |
Western Virginia | $34,761.63 | $52,638.30 | $54,932.20 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 72,700 | 77,500 | +6.6% |
Virginia | 1,450 | 1,498 | +3.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Communications Intelligence
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Specialists
- Other Technical Specialists and Assistants
- Weather, General
- Operations Specialist
- Security Forces
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- LIDAR Technician (Light Detection and Ranging Technician)
- Remote Sensing Technician
- Remote Sensing Technologist
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- Roanoke College
- Tidewater Community College
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia Wesleyan University
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