Constant Contact Survey Results

Survey Name: GIS Salary Survey

Response Status: Partial & Completed
Filter: None
7/31/2011 11:32 PM CDT

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What job title best describes your current position?

Number of
Response(s)
89

Response
Ratio
10.2 %

264

30.3 %

GIS User

22

2.5 %

GIS Analyst/Programmer

66

7.5 %

GIS Developer/Programmer

58

6.6 %

GIS Instructor/Educator

16

1.8 %

GIS Database Manager

25

2.8 %

GIS Project Manager

60

6.8 %

139

15.9 %

55

6.3 %

<1 %

61

7.0 %

<1 %

Totals

870

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
95

Response
Ratio
10.9 %

3-5

155

17.8 %

5-10

266

30.5 %

10-20

290

33.3 %

Greater than 20

58

6.6 %

No Response(s)

<1 %

870

100%

Answer
GIS Technician

0%

100%

GIS Analyst

GIS
Manager/Coordinator/Directo
r
GIS Consultant
Business Owner
Other
No Response(s)

How many years of professional GIS experience do you have?

Answer
Under 3

0%

Totals

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Highest level of education attained.

Number of
Response(s)
9

Response
Ratio
1.0 %

Some College No Degree

54

6.2 %

Associates

49

5.6 %

Bachelors

262

30.1 %

Some Post Graduate

119

13.6 %

Masters

337

38.7 %

31

3.5 %

1.0 %

Totals

870

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
317

Response
Ratio
37.5 %

GIS

366

43.3 %

Computer Science

110

13.0 %

Engineering

86

10.1 %

Planning

57

6.7 %

Cartography

68

8.0 %

Business

42

4.9 %

Geology

72

8.5 %

Natural Resource

99

11.7 %

Surveying

59

6.9 %

<1 %

Mathematics

25

2.9 %

Statistics

11

1.3 %

150

17.7 %

Totals

845

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
605

Response
Ratio
69.5 %

248

28.5 %

17

1.9 %

870

100%

Answer
High School

0%

100%

PhD
No Response(s)

Discipline of educational degree(s)

Answer
Geography

0%

Public Administration

Other

Gender
Answer
Male

0%

Female
No Response(s)
Totals

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Current Age
Number of
Response(s)
20

Response
Ratio
2.2 %

25-29

152

17.4 %

30-39

369

42.4 %

40-49

206

23.6 %

50-59

101

11.6 %

16

1.8 %

<1 %

870

100%

Answer
Less than 25

0%

100%

Above 60
No Response(s)
Totals

Please select the range that most closely describes your salary for the past year in U.S. dollars.
Number of
Response(s)
104

Response
Ratio
11.9 %

$20,000-$29,999

45

5.1 %

$30,000-$39,999

81

9.3 %

$40,000-$49,999

110

12.6 %

$50,000-$59,999

143

16.4 %

$60,000-$69,999

117

13.4 %

$70,000-$79,999

84

9.6 %

$80,000-$89,999

57

6.5 %

$90,000-$99,999

42

4.8 %

$100,000-$124,999

54

6.2 %

Greater than $125,000

19

2.1 %

No Response(s)

14

1.6 %

870

100%

Answer
Less than $20,000

0%

100%

Totals

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Primary GIS platform(s)

Number of
Response(s)
798

Response
Ratio
92.8 %

Open Source

125

14.5 %

AutoDesk

106

12.3 %

Bentley

26

3.0 %

Integraph

26

3.0 %

MapInfo/Pitney Bowes
Business Insight
Smallworld

65

7.5 %

17

1.9 %

Other

49

5.7 %

Totals

859

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
421

Response
Ratio
54.5 %

Java

165

21.3 %

Flex

147

19.0 %

JavaScript

214

27.7 %

Silverlight

135

17.4 %

Python

397

51.4 %

Ruby

<1 %

C/C++

89

11.5 %

Other

78

10.1 %

Totals

772

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
20

Response
Ratio
2.2 %

30-40 hours

483

55.5 %

Greater than 40 hours

345

39.6 %

22

2.5 %

870

100%

Answer
ESRI

0%

100%

Primary programming language(s) in use at your organization

Answer
.NET

0%

How many hours, on average, do you work in a typical week?

Answer
Less than 30 hours

0%

No Response(s)
Totals

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Which category best describes your employer?

Number of
Response(s)
224

Response
Ratio
25.7 %

State Government

87

10.0 %

Federal Government

60

6.8 %

371

42.6 %

Non-Profit

42

4.8 %

Educational

43

4.9 %

Other

33

3.7 %

No Response(s)

10

1.1 %

Totals

870

100%

100%

Number of
Response(s)
133

Response
Ratio
15.2 %

129

14.8 %

66

7.5 %

132

15.1 %

57

6.5 %

35

4.0 %

<1 %

0.0 %

1.0 %

Western Europe

68

7.8 %

Eastern Europe

14

1.6 %

Australia/New Zealand

22

2.5 %

Africa

24

2.7 %

Middle East

25

2.8 %

Asia

81

9.3 %

Other

61

7.0 %

<1 %

870

100%

Answer
Local Government

0%

100%

Private Industry

Where do you live?

Answer
0%
US West WA,OR,ID,MT,WY,CO,UT,N
V,CA,HI,AK
US Southwest TX,NM,AZ,OK
US Midwest ND,SD,NE,KS,MN,IA,MO,WI
,IL,IN,OH,MI
US Southeast AR,LA,MS,AL,GA,NC,SC,VA
,TN,KY,WV
US Northeast MD,PA,DE,NJ,CT,RI,MA,NH
,NY,VT,ME
Western Canada BC,AB,SA,MT
Eastern Canada NB,PE,NS,NL
Northern Canada - YU, NT,
NUN
Mexico/South America

No Response(s)
Totals

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