1. Careers in Geography It’s worth considering

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. For more in-depth descriptions www.aag.org/Careers/Intro.html http://stats.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcinf o/about/case-studies.htmlhttp://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcinf o/about/case-studies.html http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/ http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/digital.htm