These are the civilian jobs the U.S. Department of Labor maps to IS, plus the roles most closely related to them—ordered from the closest match. Think of them as a floor, not a ceiling: see what each role involves and pays, start where your Intelligence Specialist experience already fits, and build toward the rest.
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
$48,940/yr mediantypical $35k–$79k~56K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location,…
Why it fits: A direct Department of Labor match—your Intelligence Specialist work maps straight onto the engineering & technical design side of this role.
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
$76,210/yr mediantypical $49k–$114k~12K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Research, study, and prepare maps and other spatial data in digital or graphic form for one or more purposes, such as legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Geodetic Surveyors
$68,540/yr mediantypical $41k–$110k~51K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
$104,920/yr mediantypical $50k–$174k~437K U.S. jobs
★ Bright Outlook — Rapid growth
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases.
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the it, cybersecurity & data side—a natural next step.
Surveyors
$68,540/yr mediantypical $41k–$110k~51K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
$52,440/yr mediantypical $34k–$109k~9K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Bachelor’s degree typically expected
Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the science & analysis side—a natural next step.
Architectural and Civil Drafters
$61,820/yr mediantypical $40k–$95k~111K U.S. jobs
Typical entry: Associate degree, apprenticeship, or vocational training
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public…
Why it fits: Closely related to your Intelligence Specialist occupations on the engineering & technical design side—a natural next step.
