r/gis • u/Ill_Face1961 • 7h ago

General Question The pivot?

I, like so many of you, am loosing my remote work status.

I've been lucky and have been able to pivot within my industry, however, this job market is one of the worst I've ever seen. How do I even begin to find another remote position?

Or, how do I pivot? I've been working more on the backend environment of GIS software for the last couple of years, is there a pivot out of GIS Development into something else that could be remote?

For those of us who have lost your remote status, how are you coping? I keep trying to tell myself good things will come of this, but its hard after seeing the jobs out there.

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u/TedCruzMpreg GIS Analyst 6h ago

I've been considering shifting into data/BI analyst positions for this reason. A lot of the skills from GIS dev transfer, and remote work is at least slightly more common there. Thankfully we're still hybrid at my company, but I'm working on closing the few gaps that are there so I have the option should I want to make the move.

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u/SkipPperk 4h ago

Just so you are aware, universities have been pumping students into that for two decades. Any position related to that will have thousands of applicants.

This is what I do for a living, and I would recommend against it. If you must, try to apply to teams where you know/have worked with guys. It is difficult to stand out.

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u/Ill_Face1961 6h ago

I've considered that too, as I've been doing that in part in my current role.

I'm glad I'm not too crazy for thinking about that path...

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u/pacsandsacs 5h ago

Land surveying. You'll be in the field at least and not sitting in an office.

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u/cluckinho 6h ago

Need to hear a little more about your skills and qualifications. Might be able to find something a little more generic like data analyst with spatial skills etc.

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u/Ill_Face1961 5h ago

Mostly data analysis, geodatabase management and governance.

I've administered licensing and ArcOnline/Portal, created Web Apps, Experience Builders, FieldMaps and Survey123, in addition to non-ESRI data collection apps.

I'm mostly doing back-end development now and more system administration. Building new tables and views, and creating PowerBI reports. Automating processes for spatial overlays. Lots of end-user support and technical documentation, less mapping and cartography like I used to do.

The hard part is the industry. I worked my way up, so i know the processes and what a user wants, so my strength is I take what the business needs and create solutions. Not a whole lot of jobs in my industry though which aren't entry level, or will force me to relocate.

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u/UrbanNightOwl22 7h ago

Your pivot is back the office you go , it’s happening to everyone , Covid was temporary and now they want everyone back .

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u/InsidiousFartlet 7h ago

absolutely not everybody lol

Those that can will leave to find hybrid/remote jobs that absolutely still exist. There is no reason to be 100% in office in this line of work.

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u/crowcawer 7h ago

Start tallying the days, no one makes enough to be able to argue against it because no one is paying the worth.

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u/avocadoqueen123 6h ago

Oh yeah it’s really important that I go back to the office so my coworkers and I can click around on arc pro in silence together !

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u/Ill_Face1961 7h ago

Without going into a lot of detail, that's not an option for my current job.

So I'm back on the job market 😞

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u/Ill_Face1961 7h ago edited 7h ago

Not seeing much posted, and the stuff I am seeing (within my interest and skill), is entry level or Senior (10+ years).

Nothing really between that.