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Hello everyone, URISA has released the Executive Summary for the 2017 GIS Salary Survey. This document is a preview of the 2017 URISA GIS Salary Survey, and includes valuable summary data from the survey results. The full publication with an abundance of detailed tabular data and extensive cross-tabulations will be included in the full publication release in January 2018. The full Salary Survey results publication will be available for purchase through URISA <http://www.urisa.org/> . URISA International Members will receive a discount. Quick Hits from 2017: * The survey is based on 3,060 respondents who are employed full-time. * The average salary of survey respondents was $70,857 - an increase of 15% over the 2010 average of $61,540. * GISPs, on average, earned $10,000 more than non-GISPs. * A majority (57.7%) of respondents are employed within some level of government, from local to federal agencies. * Most receive additional forms of compensation including health insurance, paid conference attendance, life insurance, paid training, pension/retirement plans and 401(s) plans. * They spend an average of 70.8% of their time performing geospatial tasks and work an average of 41.6 hours per week. * The minimum level of education required for their position is a Bachelor's degree. * They have an average of 13.5 years of professional experience and have been in their current position for an average of 6.8 years. * Less than half (42.5%) were GISPs. * Two-thirds were male and the average age of respondents was 40.5 years. * Most (90.4%) respondents were from the U.S. with the greatest concentration from the South Atlantic, Pacific, Mountain and West South Central regions. To view the Executive Summary go to - http://www.urisa.org/gis-salaries. The Summary is free and available to everyone. Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP | Chief Executive Officer <http://www.egisassociates.com/> eGIS Associates, Inc. <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] | www.egisassociates.com 678-710-9710 ext 0021 | 678-672-8970 Direct Dial Esri Certified Desktop Professional | Esri Certified Enterprise System Design Associate Pre-order my new <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/arcgis-pro-cookbook> ArcGIS Pro Cookbook now & don't forget about <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/learning-arcgis-pro> Learning ArcGIS Pro <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/arcgis-pro-cookbook> <https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/learning-arcgis-pro> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list (NEARC-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all NEARC Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove yourself by going to http://s.uconn.edu/nearcsubscribe.