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What kind of careers can I get if I study geography?
How do businesses use geography? Where can I find a list of careers for geography students? Are there research positions that require geography?
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The careers that entail with studying geography are numerous, and many companies and organizations employ those who study it to make more informative decisions and plans based on scientific observations of economic, political, and environmental forces and factors. Geographers typically work in the following fields:
¢ Social Services
¢ Planning (urban, social, economic, environmental, transportation)
¢Regional & economic development
¢ Real estate location analysis
¢ Geodemographics
¢ Import/export
¢ Demography
¢ Public health
¢ Environmental justice
¢ Sustainability
¢ Non-governmental organizations or social mobilization & community-building
¢ Resource specialists
¢ Education
¢ Geographic Information Systems
¢ Global justice initiatives
In terms of actual jobs, geographers are often employed in the following:
Aerial Photo Interpreter GIS programmer Property manager
Air/water quality control manager GIS Database Management Public Utilities specialist
Cartographer Hazardous waste planner Real Estate Agent/Broker/Appraiser
Cartography Compiler Health Services planner Remote Sensing Analyst
Climatologist Hydrologist Services organization manager
Coastal Zone Manager Industrial developer Site Researcher
College/University Professor Industrial planner Soil conservationist
Community developer Intelligence agent Surveyor location expert
Computer mapper International Business Representative Systems Analyst
Computer programmer International Investment Analyst Teacher
Demographer Land developer Traffic manager
Earth Scientist Land Economist Transportation analyst
Environmental Impact Analyst Land-Use Analyst Travel agent/specialist
Environmental Quality Specialist Map curator/librarian Urban Regional planner
Geographer Park Ranger Weather forecaster
¢ Social Services
¢ Planning (urban, social, economic, environmental, transportation)
¢Regional & economic development
¢ Real estate location analysis
¢ Geodemographics
¢ Import/export
¢ Demography
¢ Public health
¢ Environmental justice
¢ Sustainability
¢ Non-governmental organizations or social mobilization & community-building
¢ Resource specialists
¢ Education
¢ Geographic Information Systems
¢ Global justice initiatives
In terms of actual jobs, geographers are often employed in the following:
Aerial Photo Interpreter GIS programmer Property manager
Air/water quality control manager GIS Database Management Public Utilities specialist
Cartographer Hazardous waste planner Real Estate Agent/Broker/Appraiser
Cartography Compiler Health Services planner Remote Sensing Analyst
Climatologist Hydrologist Services organization manager
Coastal Zone Manager Industrial developer Site Researcher
College/University Professor Industrial planner Soil conservationist
Community developer Intelligence agent Surveyor location expert
Computer mapper International Business Representative Systems Analyst
Computer programmer International Investment Analyst Teacher
Demographer Land developer Traffic manager
Earth Scientist Land Economist Transportation analyst
Environmental Impact Analyst Land-Use Analyst Travel agent/specialist
Environmental Quality Specialist Map curator/librarian Urban Regional planner
Geographer Park Ranger Weather forecaster
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