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Agriculture - Cartographer

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Cartographers collect information about the geography of an area to design and produce maps, charts and plans.

• Use desktop publishing and specialist computer software
• Design digital or paper based maps
• Check maps and charts are accurate and to scale
• Edit maps by adding or removing new roads, structures or landmarks
• Collect and analyse data from remote sensors on satellites and planes
• Use GIS to model and analyse landscape features
• Plot the heights and positions of geographical features from photographs
• Carry out surveys of the land, sea or coastal areas

As a Cartographer, you could work in an office. 

Cartographers tend to work between 39 to 41 hours a week. You could also work occasional weekends. 

Starting: £18,000

Experienced: £45,000

You can take a degree in:

• geography
• geographical information systems (GIS)
• land surveying
• earth sciences
• oceanography

The following apprenticeships may be relevant to this role:

• geospatial and mapping science specialist degree apprenticeship
• geospatial survey technician advanced apprenticeship

You'll usually need:

• 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for an advanced apprenticeship
• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship

You may be able to get into this job by starting as a trainee cartographic technician and working your way up.

Employers may expect you to have completed:

• an apprenticeship in geospatial surveying
• A levels in geography, art and design, mathematics or computing
• a relevant level 3 course

If you want to work as a cartographer in the armed forces, you can apply to become a geographic technician with the Army or the join the Royal Air Force an air cartographer.

When you leave the services, you could use your experience to find work in commercial cartography and mapping.