Employment in Public and Private Sectors
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the geo-spatial technology sector is one of the high growth employment sectors, and it is predicted to keep growing over the next several years.
Geographers work in both the public and private sectors in a variety of careers such as:
Urban Planning / Land Use
- Community Development
- Historic Preservation / Redevelopment
- Transportation Planning / Traffic Management
- Environmental Analysis / Environmental Impact Specialist
- Demographer / Demographic Projections
- Land Use Analyst
- Public Utilities Specialist
- Urban / Regional Planner
Environment / Resources
- Environmental Scientist
- Soil / Plant Specialist
- Air / Water Quality Control Manager
- Water Resources Specialist
- Hazardous Waste Planner
- Environmental Quality Specialist
- Climate Change Analyst
- Climatologist / Weather Forecasting
- Atmospheric and Space Scientist
- Coastal Zone Manager
- Natural Resources Specialist
- Forestry Technician
- Park Ranger / Outdoor Guide
- Wildlife Manager
- Disaster Management
- Hazards Analyst
- Emergency Management Specialist
- Travel Guide / Writer
Private Sector / Business & Retail
- Developer – Housing, Industry, Real Estate
- Site Researcher / Location Expert
- Market Research Analyst
- Health Services Planner
- International Business Representative
- International Investment Analyst
Applied Geo-Science / Mapping
- Aerial Photo Interpreter
- Surveyor
- Cartographer
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst
- Map Editor
- Map Curator/Librarian
- Intelligence Agent
- Radar/Sonar Technician
- Remote Sensing Analyst
Check out Jobs and Careers in Geography and the Association of American Geographers Careers Database for more information about careers in Geography!