The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
California - Technician
Respondents
Responses: 48
Avg Exp: 4.35 years
Avg Salary: $48,863
Male: 65%
Female: 35%
Education
AD: 8%
BA: 40%
BS: 19%
MA: 6%
MS: 6%
None: 6%
Other: 15%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $25,000
1 year exp: $40,360
2 years exp: $57,375
3 years exp: $41,000
3 years exp: $61,667
4 years exp: $47,000
4 years exp: $50,600
5 years exp: $49,667
6 years exp: $30,000
7 years exp: $45,000
9 years exp: $33,000
9 years exp: $52,000
10 years exp: $62,420
12 years exp: $75,000
21 years exp: $40,000
Products Used
Linux: 0%
Macintosh: 25%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 2%
Windows: 69%
Miscellaneous
Access: 13%
C++: 2%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 8%
ER Mapper: 2%
ERDAS: 4%
FoxPro: 0%
GeoMedia: 2%
Idrisi: 4%
InfoCAD: 0%
Java: 4%
Leica: 2%
MapInfo: 6%
MicroStation: 2%
MS MapPoint: 2%
MSSQL: 6%
ODBC: 0%
Oracle: 4%
Smallworld: 0%
Visual Basic: 10%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 23%
AutoCAD Civil: 8%
AutoCAD Map: 6%
Other AutoDesk: 2%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 60%
ArcEditor: 29%
ArcGIS: 85%
ArcInfo: 15%
ArcMap: 67%
ArcPad: 6%
ArcSDE: 23%
ArcView: 27%
Other ESRI: 25%
GPS
Garmin: 31%
Magellan: 2%
Other GPS: 10%
Pathfinder: 10%
TomTom: 4%
Trimble: 23%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 4%
TerraMatch: 2%
TerraModeller: 2%
TerraPhoto: 4%
TerraScan: 10%
