Careers in GeographyCareers in Geography

It’s worth consideringIt’s worth considering

Human GeographyHuman 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

Physical GeographyPhysical 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

Urban StudiesUrban 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

Cartography, GIS & Remote Cartography, GIS & Remote SensingSensing

• 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

For more in-depth descriptionsFor 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