All occupations › Computer & mathematicalCan AI Replace Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians in 2026? High exposure. AI could handle about 83% of today's geographic information systems technologists and technicians tasks by 2036, and there is a 60% chance the number of jobs falls by a fifth or more. AI is likely to take over many tasks outright.
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Timeline Year 2030 Chance of 20%+ fewer jobs
18% 2030 · 60% 2036
One person could cover, 2036
4.4 roles
0% 50% 100% 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 23% 2027: 26% 2028: 30% 2029: 36% 2030: 44% 2031: 53% 2032: 62% 2033: 70% 2034: 76% 2035: 80% 2036: 83% 44% Share of today's tasks AI can perform 40 80 120 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2026: 100 2027: 99 2028: 97 2029: 95 2030: 92 2031: 88 2032: 85 2033: 82 2034: 79 2035: 78 2036: 77 92 Headcount index, 2025 = 100 (dashed line) Your survival map Not every part of your job is at the same risk. Tap a number to see what to do about each task.
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1 Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems. 2 Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications. 3 Enter data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, using techniques such as coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps,… 4 Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases. 5 Perform computer programming, data analysis, or software development for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, including the maintenance of existing… 6 Document, design, code, or test Geographic Information Systems (GIS) models, internet mapping solutions, or other applications. 7 Design, program, or model Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications or procedures. Lower-risk jobs that use similar skills Your plan Ticks are saved in this browser only.
Try an AI tool on one task you'd normally do by hand: "Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases". Learn one AI tool well enough to show it in an interview, for: "Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems". Take on work where you sign off, decide or carry responsibility: that part stays human. Rewrite the top of your CV around judgment, people and decisions, not routine output. Read about a lower-risk move: Computer Systems Analysts. Lower-risk jobs with similar tasks Based on 29 O*NET tasks for "Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians" (SOC 15-1299.02). LLM alone: 19% of tasks; with AI tools: 100%. Projections are a model, not official statistics. How we calculate this · Data version 2026-10
