Geography Careers

Career Choices

  • Cartographer
  • Climatologist
  • Computer analyst
  • Ecologist
  • Economist
  • Educator
  • Environmental scientist/manager
  • Geomorphologist
  • GIS specialist
  • Health care
  • Market research analyst
  • Meteorologist
  • Natural resource manager
  • Researcher
  • Urban and transportation planner

Work settings include:

  • Consulting Companies
  • Engineering and marketing consultants
  • GIS Software Development, implementation
  • Local, city and/or state planning offices
  • Multinational corporations
  • Real estate developers
  • Social services organizations
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center
  • U.S. Bureau of the Census
  • U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Economic Development Administration
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
  • U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
  • Universities