Careers in Geography It’s worth considering

Human 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 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 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 Sensing 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

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