Cartographers collect information about the geography of an area to design and produce maps, charts and plans.
£18,000 Starter
to£45,000 Experienced
39 to 41 a week
evenings occasionally
You can get into this job through:
You can take a degree in:
Employers may also accept degrees in other subjects like computer science, software engineering or graphic design.
A postgraduate qualification may help you to find work in a specialist field of cartography like GIS.
You'll usually need:
You could complete a geospatial survey technician advanced apprenticeship, or geospatial mapping degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to get into this job by starting as a trainee cartographic technician and working your way up.
Employers may look for an apprenticeship in geospatial surveying, or A levels or equivalent, in geography, art and design, mathematics or computing.
If you want to work as a cartographer in the armed forces, you can apply to the British army as a geographic technician, or the Royal Air Force as an air cartographer.
After you leave the services, you could use your experience to find work in commercial cartography and mapping.
You can find out more about a career in cartography from the British Cartographic Society and Ordnance Survey.
You'll need:
In this role you could be :
You could work in an office.
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