Geography & GIS

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2029 · 1094 days left

AI already performs at an expert level on map-making, data cleaning and spatial-analysis code, so entry-level GIS analyst hiring shrinks first. Surveying and teaching licenses slow this somewhat, but there is no backstop such as civil-service or teacher headcount quotas.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.