Department of Geography & Mapping Sciences

Careers in Geography

WHAT DO GEOGRAPHERS DO?

Geographers perform a wide variety of jobs in geographic subfields such as cartography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, urban and regional planning, housing and community development, retail site location, computer mapping, environmental analysis, climatology and resource conservation. Most geographers work in four basic career fields: business, government, planning or teaching. Geographers collect and analyze data to search for solutions to a variety of spatial problems related to each subfield.

What will it take to get a good job in geography?
http://www.aag.org/Careers/Good_job.html

Resume and Job Interview Advice
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Careers and Jobs in Geography from the Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org/Careers/Intro.html	Type in Geographic, Geography or Geographer at The Link Below for Minnesota http://www.doer.state.mn.us/Search.htm
The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse http://www.gjc.org/	State of Minnesota Department of Employee Resources http://www.doer.state.mn.us/
Geo Job Source http://www.geojobsource.com/	WiscJobs The Official Website for State of Wisconsin Jobs http://wiscjobs.state.wi.us/public/index.asp
Geojobs Career Center http://geojobs.amergeog.org	The Federal Government's Official Job Site http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
GIS Recruiters GeoSearch GeoSource http://www.geosearch.com/	U.S. Census (Count, Classify, and Map People) http://www.census.gov/hrd/www/jobs/emp_opp.html
GIS Jobs http://www.gisjobs.com/	U.S. State Department (Diplomatic Corps) http://www.state.gov/employment/
GIS Jobs and Careers http://careers.geocomm.com/	The Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps.gov/
GeoWeb Jobs http://www.ggrweb.com/job.html	Central Intelligence Agency (Serve Your Country) http://www.cia.gov/employment/index.html
Occupational Outlook Quarterly http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2005/spring/art01.htm	Defense Intelligence Agency http://www.dia.mil/employment/index.html
Jobs in Geoscience, Geosciences, Geology,  Geography,  Env. Sciences, Remote Sensing, GIS, Earth Sciences, Climate, http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/	National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Careers http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/