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Careers in Geography

Careers in Geography. It’s worth considering. Human Geography. Teacher ($25,000-$93,000) Researcher ($23,000-$80,000) Planner ($31,000-$77,000) Marketing director ($39,000-$100,000) Diplomat Area specialist International business representative Journalist Travel agent

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Careers in Geography

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  1. Careers in Geography It’s worth considering

  2. Human Geography • Teacher ($25,000-$93,000) • Researcher ($23,000-$80,000) • Planner ($31,000-$77,000) • Marketing director ($39,000-$100,000) • Diplomat • Area specialist • International business representative • Journalist • Travel agent • Independent tour operator

  3. Physical Geography • Environmental manager ($31,000-$70,000) • City, state & national parks • National forests • Wildlife preserves • Forestry manager • Etc. • Water resource planner • Waste management planner • Park ranger • Private consultant

  4. Urban Studies • Urban planner ($31,000-$77,000) • Realtor ($15,000-$84,000) • Social service researcher/worker ($24,000-$56,000) • Regional planner • City manager • Transportation planner • Health service researcher/worker • Entrepreneur and community organizer • Activist/lobbyist

  5. Cartography, GIS & Remote Sensing • Computer cartographer • DOD, Census, USGS, state & local offices • GIS specialist ($26,000-$70,000) • Acquire, organize, and correlate spatial data • Prepare products for presentation & analysis • Remote sensing specialist ($28,000-$60,000) • Interpret aerial photos • Interpret satellite photos • Do “ground truthing” • Develop algorithms

  6. For more in-depth descriptions • www.aag.org/Careers/Intro.html • http://stats.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm • http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ • http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcinfo/about/case-studies.html • http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ • http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/digital.htm

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