Geographic Information Systems; GIS Technician

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician I

🚀 Start Your Career with Purpose – Become a GIS Technician I

Looking for a job where you can make a real-world impact and grow your tech skills?
Join our team as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician I and help support smart community planning, digital mapping, and data-driven decisions that affect millions.

You’ll get hands‑on experience with GIS software, collaborate with experienced professionals, and kickstart a meaningful career in public service—all while doing work that matters.

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Use your tech skills to make a difference. Grow your future. Serve your community.

Salary:$76,804.32 - $98,034.72
Annually

Exceptional Benefits!

• Healthcare Options
• Robust Retirement Plans
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation & Thrift Plans
• Hybrid (Telework/In-Person) Schedule

Core Duties:

As a GIS Technician I you will:

📌 Enter and update GIS data (points, lines, and polygons) using forms, menus, and GIS software tools

🗺️ Review and interpret maps, legal descriptions, and documents to verify spatial and attribute data

🔍 Research and correct missing or inaccurate data using standard queries and scripts

🖨️ Create standard GIS maps, shape files, tables, and reports based on user needs

📍 Geo-reference maps to real-world locations using detailed procedures

✅ Check your own work for accuracy and completeness before submitting

🖥️ Operate GIS hardware like large-format plotters and scanners

🔄 Convert GIS data between coordinate systems and export maps to formats like PDF

🚶♂️ Collect location data in the field using GPS or other devices as needed

For detailed job description and qualifications, please click

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Needed to Qualify:

• Option I: An Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in geographic information systems, GIScience, geography or a closely related field (e.g., Civil Engineering, Geomatics) requiring at least 18 semester units or 27 quarter units of equivalent coursework in geographic information systems* -AND-6 months of full time technical experience in the uses and operations of geographic information systems, including the entry, editing and retrieval of geospatial data in GIS databases.

* Successful completion of a recognized GIS certificate program requiring at least 18 semester units /27 quarter units of coursework
* may be substituted for the required Associate's degree.

• Option II: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in geographic information systems, GIScience, geography or a closely related field(e.g., Civil Engineering, Geomatics) requiring equivalent coursework in geographic information systems.

We need you to submit proof of education along with the application. Acceptable documents are:

• A photocopy of diploma or official transcript
  OR
• A verification or confirmation letter from the school's
  Registrar's Office
  on the official letter head of the school, with college or university seal. It should indicate the date the degree was conferred and be in English.

Applications are currently being accepted through Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5:00PM, PT. Don't wait...... Apply Today!