Photogrammetrist Salary

Photogrammetry is the term for obtaining reliable instruments, digital elevation models, maps, and GIS data from space and aerial photography. Photogrammetrists are responsible for mapping projects and providing spatially accurate base maps that are a foundation for many applications of GIS. Some of the jobs are planning as well as supervising ground and aerial surveys, making measurements and interpreting from remote sensing imagery, distributing and reproducing map products, designing maps, and managing and organizing projects and general business of photgrammetric projects.

If you are interested in pursuing this field for a career, when in high school, it is suggested that you take challenging courses in mathematics, such as trigonometry, algebra, calculus, and geometry, chemistry, physics, earth science, geography, drafting, computer programming, English, and foreign languages. Some two year colleges and technical institutions provide education and training in remote sensing, GIS, and photgrammetry. There are associate degrees available in surveying, GIS, and photogrammetry which will provide a good foundation. In order to become a professional photogrammetrist, you will likely need a bachelor's degree or significant work experience along with a two year technical degree in surveying engineering, geodesy, or cartography.

The job titles and the salaries offered for this position vary depending on the applicant's background and experience. Some of the job titles include geographer, physical scientist, cartographer, computer scientist, database administrator, GIS analyst, applications specialist, remote sensing scientist, photogrammetrist, surveyor, and image analyst. The median hourly income for photogrammetrists is $23.19 or $48,200 a year, but the salary may range from $30,900 to $80,500.

Photogrammetrists are responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting geographic information that is provided by geodetic surveys, satellite data, and aerial photographs. Photogrammetrists may create user interfaces for mapping systems and GIS, work to design and evaluate algorithms, and work with data structures.

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