Careers for Geographers
Geography is a diverse field with many possible career paths. The following is a list of selected jobs, adapted from the Association of American Geographers.
- Aerial Photo Interpreter
- Air Pollution Specialist
- Air Quality Analyst
- Airline Cargo Marketing Executive
- Airlines Researcher
- Appraiser
- Area Specialist
- Avalanche Specialist in a U.S. National Forest
- Biologist (consulting)
- Budget Planning and Policy Manager
- Business Analyst
- Cartographer
- Cartographer-Illustrator
- Cartographic Editor
- Cartographic Technician
- Climatologist
- Community Development Analyst
- Computer Mapping Specialist
- Conservation Education Coordinator
- Data Analyst
- Demographer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Demographic Analyst
- Director of Computer Assisted Reporting
- Director of Industrial Development
- Director of Planning and Zoning
- Ecologist
- Economic Development Analyst
- Economist
- Energy Analyst
- Engineer, Civil
- Engineer, Consulting
- Engineer, Photogrammetric
- Environmental Manager
- Environment Planner
- Environmental Scientist
- Field Data Capture Specialist
- Geodesist at the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency
- Geographer at the Smithsonian Institution
- Geographer at the U.S. Bureau of the Census
- Geographer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Geographer at the U.S. Economic Development Administration
- Geographer at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Geographer at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Geographer at the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- Geographer for a water management district
- Geographer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Geographer for the U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center
- Geographer for the U.S. Forest Service
- Geographer, Consulting
- Geographic Reference and Map Librarian
- Geographic Specialist at the U.S. Department of State
- Geography Education Specialist
- Geologist for a state department of environment and conservation
- Geomorphologist
- Geopolitical Specialist
- GIS Analyst
- GIS Coordinator
- GIS Implementation Specialist
- GIS Program Manager
- Hotel Concierge
- Hydrogeologist (Consulting)
- Hydrologist
- Insurance Analyst
- Intelligence Analyst at the U.S. National Photo Interpretation Center
- Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
- Land Scientist (Consulting)
- Land Surveyor
- Land Use Planner
- Location Analyst
- Map Analyst
- Map Librarian
- Map Curator
- Mapping Designer
- Mapping Specialist
- Market Development Manager
- Marketing Analyst
- Meteorologist
- Microcomputer specialist
- Natural Historian
- Peace Corps Volunteer
- Physical Scientist
- Planner
- Planning Information Director
- Political Analyst
- Pollution Control Specialist
- Principal Scientist
- Project Planner
- Ranger in a U.S. National Park
- Real Estate Appraiser
- Real Estate Planner
- Real Estate Research Analyst
- Recycling Coordinator
- Redevelopment Coordinator
- Regional Environmentalist
- Regional Planner
- Remote Sensing Specialist
- Research Analyst for a regional gas and electric company
- Research Meteorologist, U.S. National Climatic Data Center
- Research Scientist, U. S. National Weather Service
- Resource Development Director
- Resource Economist
- Resources Planner
- Risk Analyst
- Sales Facilities Research Analyst
- Site Researcher
- Soil Conservationist
- Supervising Topographic Engineer
- Surveying Technician
- Teacher
- Tourism Developer
- Traffic Management Specialist
- Transportation Planner
- Travel Consultant and Planner
- Water Conservation Planner
- Water Resource Specialist
- Water Resources Planner
- Web Master
- Wetlands Conservation Supervisor
- Zoning Administrator
- Zoning Enforcement Inspector
