Geography Major
Career Information
Possible Job Titles
**Link to
"Geographers at Work" that gives testimonials about what people do with this
degree.
Typical Places of Employment
- State, regional and local
government
- Depts. of State
- Defense & Commerce
- Publishers (textbooks and
maps)
- Real estate developers
- Scientific and research
groups
- Forestry
- Mining
- Federal Government
- Engineering firms
- Central Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Geological
- Survey
- Defense Mapping
- Agency
- Architectural firms
- Bureau of Census
- Construction
- Surveying firms
- Consulting firms
- Utilities
- Planning agencies
- Colleges and Universities
- Elementary/secondary schools
- International Trade Org.
- Agricultural organizations
- Manufacturing firms
Government departments
- Housing
- Planning
- Conservation
- Natural resource management
- Transport
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Private sector industries
Private sector consultants
Non-government organizations
- International aid
- Community development
- Environmental development
- Environmental advocacy
Social policy agencies
- Urban
- Housing
- Social welfare
Miscellaneous
- Retailing and marketing
- Computing
- Telecommunications
- Teaching in secondary and
tertiary education
- Human management and public
relations
- Graduate studies and
research
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Typical Work Activities
- Writing material for
publication, for example,
scientific and general
publications, reports,
environmental impact statements,
textbooks, grant proposals
- Studying physical and human
geography
- Develop theories on how
humans adapt to environmental
conditions and analyze how they
alter their environment
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- Conduct research
- Making and manipulating maps
to understand patterns and
processes
- Analyzing geographic
contexts of specific
activities/issues
- Working on community and
other collaborative projects
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Additional Info in Career Services
These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of Career Services.
There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing
and Job Choices that you may take with you.
- Opportunities in CAD/CAM Careers
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career
Services Office click
here.
Alumni Resources
(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
alumni resources, go to
Mentor Network)
| ALUMNI NAME
|
GRAD. DATE |
CURRENT JOB |
ORGANIZATION |
| Timothy Kane
|
2002 |
Emergency Preparedness Specialist |
NYC Office of Emergency Management |
| Carrie Tragert
|
2007 |
Research Assistant |
East Carolina University Research Assistant |
| Nicole Gagnon |
2007 |
Geoscientist |
The Boeing Co Geoscientist |
| Stacy Blanchard |
2003 |
Dynamix Corp. |
GIS Analyst |
Related Links: Further Explore this Career Field
Professional Organizations And Resources for Geographers
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