As a geographer, you are prepared to accept employment opportunities in a number of fields. Geographers often find it necessary to advertise their geospatial and technological skills. Typical employers include environmental consulting and engineering firms, market/demographic consultants, real estate firms, retail firms, non-governmental organizations, and local, state, and federal government agencies. Students who attend graduate school typically pursue studies in physical geography, environmental science, human geography, or GIS.
Recent graduates have obtained employment with government agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Census Bureau; non-governmental organizations like Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper and The Senase Project; private firms like Pictometry/EagleView, Independent Health, Travelers Insurance, Watsons Candies, CSX Railroad, and WMTM-TV; and environmental consulting and engineering firms including Ecology and Environment, Inc., Sienna Environmental Technologies, Gomez and Sullivan Engineers, and Wendel Architects & Engineers.
Aerial Photo Interpreter
Budget Planning and Policy Manager
Business Analyst
Cartographer
Climatologist
Computer Mapping Specialist
Conservation Education Coordinator
Demographer
Economic Development Analyst
Environmental Analyst
Environmental Manager
Environmental Scientist
Forestry Technician
Geomatics Specialist
Geopolitical Specialist
GIS Analyst
GIS Technician
Insurance Analyst
Logistics Coordinator
Map Analyst
Mapping Specialist
Marketing Analyst
Meteorologist
Operations Specialist
Park Ranger
Physical Scientist
Pollution Control Specialist
Regional Environmentalist
Remote Sensing Specialist
Risk Analyst
Soil Conservationist
Tourism Developer
Water Resource Specialist
Wetlands Conservation Supervisor
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