Careers in Geography

Geographers work in such diverse fields that few jobs have “geography” in their titles. The following is a representative sample of job titles that a geographer might have: 

Business Location Analyst Cartographer Cartographic Technician Climatologist Computer Mapper Demographer Earth Scientist 911 Coordinator Environmental Impact Analyst       GIS Analyst / Programmer GIS Coordinator GIS Technician Geospatial Data Analyst Geographer Geographic Specialist Hydrologist Intelligence Analyst Land Use Planner Market Area Analyst Park Ranger Physical Scientist Real Estate Agent Regional Census Technician Remote Sensing Analyst School Teacher Soil Conservationist Travel Agent Urban / Regional Planner

What is GIS?

A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
GIS allows us to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.
A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way that is quickly understood and easily shared.
GIS technology can be integrated into any enterprise information system framework.

Geography is the science of our world

"Geography is the science of our world, and using and sharing geographic knowledge is the key to our future."

—Jack Dangermond, Esri President