Career Resources

Selected Geography Related Titles in the Career Development Center

• Environmental Career Opportunities
• Great Jobs in Environmental Occupations
• Guide to Homeland Security Career
• Environmental Careers in 21st Century
• Jobs and Careers with Non-Profit Organizations
• The Book of U.S. Government Jobs

Selected Websites:

Career Information

• Careers in Geography, http://www.aag.org/Careers/Intro.html. Many helpful links to jobs, career types as well as graduate school information
• Careers in Planning, http://www.planning.org/careers/. Offers many links to help find career interests
• Geography Career Service http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/geography.htm#web%20sites A site created by UNC Wilmington, it includes many links for job search and career information. Very extensive!!
• Myth-Busters! Unexpected Jobs and Career Paths of Geography Majors http://staff.washington.edu/rroth/myth.htm A list of employers (and jobs) you may not have thought about.

Job/Internship Information

• Binghamton University Career Development Center Many links to helpful websites
• Action Without Borders/Idealist Outstanding resource for jobs, internships and profiles of organizations worldwide
• United States Government Your one-stop source for federal government jobs and employment information
• Monster A online directory of employment opportunities in the public and private sector
• GIS Jobs Clearinghouse Contains a listing of jobs, not limited to GIS
• GISCareers.com Listings of GIS jobs worldwide
• GISgig.com Job listings within the GIS field.
• GeoCommunity Career Center Jobs pertaining to GIS

Graduate School Information

• Geography Departments in North America Contains a map of North America with Geography Departments marked according to highest degree offered. Also contains link to the departments' websites
• Also use your department faculty and staff as well as graduate students as resources in your graduate school search

Professional Organizations and Associations

• American Planning Association
• National Imagery & Mapping Agency (formerly the Defense Mapping Agency)
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Association of American Geographers
• Others

**Special Thanks to Kristin Cline in the creation of this resource

Designed by C  Muthamilselvan , Last updated on July 18, 2008 by Lucius Willis