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Skills that turn a certificate into income

• Photogrammetry and mapping

  Turning hundreds of photos into a measurable three dimensional model. This is what construction and mining clients pay for.

• Thermal imaging

  Finding heat loss in buildings, faults in solar farms and people in search and rescue. A separate camera and separate training.

• Surveying knowledge

  Ground control points and coordinate systems. Without them your map is a pretty picture, not survey data.

• Cinematography

  Film and television work is about framing and movement, and it pays the best day rates in the field.

• Agricultural spraying

  A growing use, with extra federal certification and state pesticide licensing on top.