gis jobs in california state service

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Observations of the civil service classifications used for geographic information systems (GIS) work in California State Human Resources.

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Research…

(Geographic

Information

Systems)

Research Analyst I (Geographic Information Systems)

Research Analyst II (Geographic Information Systems)

Research Program Specialist I (Geographic Information

Systems)

Research Program Specialist II (Geographic Information

Systems)

Research Program Specialist III (Geographic Information

Systems)

Research Manager I (Geographic Information Systems)

Research Manager II (Geographic Information Systems)

Research Manager III (Geographic Information Systems)

Research Analyst I & II (GIS)

Research Program Specialist I, II, & III (GIS)

Research Manager I, II, & III (GIS)

In 2013

218,360 State Employees (monthly average)

(not including UC or CSU systems)

Source: Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, January 17, 2014

2013

Total (GIS) Positions in

California State Service in 2013 = 135

Source: TransparentCalifornia.com

Thanks to Sol McCrea of Dept. of Conservation for the research!

Job Title Count

RESEARCH ANALYST I (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 25

RESEARCH ANALYST II (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 52

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST I (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 23

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 27

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST III (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 3

RESEARCH MANAGER I (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 1

RESEARCH MANAGER II (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) 4

Total 135

Job Title Count

RESEARCH ANALYST I (GIS) 25

RESEARCH ANALYST II (GIS) 52

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST I (GIS) 23

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II (GIS) 27

RESEARCH PROGRAM SPECIALIST III (GIS) 3

RESEARCH MANAGER I (GIS) 1

RESEARCH MANAGER II (GIS) 4

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with any

major, but with extensive course work in an area

appropriate to the parenthetical specialty… This must

include or be supplemented by at least one course in

statistical methods.

College level courses:

• six semester hours of geographic analysis techniques

• six semester hours of data base management

techniques; which may include computer cartography,

remote sensing, or spatial analysis of statistical data.

Entry Level: Research Analyst I (GIS)

http://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/pages/5729.aspx

(Work experience in the California state service

performing technical research- related duties

appropriate to the parenthetical specialty may be

substituted for the required education on a year-

for-year basis.)

http://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/pages/5729.aspx

Temporary, Part-time; No Exam Required:

• Student Assistant

• Scientific Aid

Permanent Civil Service; Exam Required:

• Junior Engineering Technician

• Management Services Technician

• Transportation Surveyor

• Fish & Wildlife Technician

• ___________Technician

218,360 State Employees

135 with (GIS) in their Job Title

2

3

3

1

4

1

2

13

3

3

1

3

1

12

1

8

10

3

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Systems Software Specialist

Surveyor

Student Intern

Scientific Aid

Research Specialist GIS

Research Specialist Demography

Research Manager GIS

Research Analyst GIS

Programmer Analyst

Program Manager

Photogrammetrist

Information Systems Analyst

Governmental Program Analyst

Environmental Scientist

Environmental Planner

Engineering Geologist

Engineer

Data Processing Manager

GIS “generalist” jobs are few.

Jobs that involve GIS are there, but

may be disguised as:

Scientist

Engineering

Various I.T. (systems analyst,

programmer, etc.)

http://jobs.ca.gov/

https://forms.spb.ca.gov/bulletins/ejv.cfm?criteria=geographic

%20information&loc=0&dept=0

https://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/PB064.PDF

https://jobs.ca.gov/jobsgen/4PB06K.pdf

http://www.calhr.ca.gov/pages/job-seekers-video-tutorials.aspx

https://forms.spb.ca.gov/bulletins/ejv.cfm?criteria=geographic

%20information&loc=0&dept=0

http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/my_enotify.cfm

jane.schafer-kramer@water.ca.gov

Exam Questions

(866) 844-8671

Email: JobExamCerts@calhr.ca.gov

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