Job prospects in Geography

What are my job prospects in Geography?

• You can be employed as forest managers or in agricultural sectors or as demographers and other research facilities.

• Government agencies employ geographers for mapping and intelligence purposes.

• You can also join NGO’s engaged in population studies and rural development.

• Those with Master’s or a Phd degree can choose the field of teaching.

• You can also choose a career in travel and tourism.

• Some of the companies which employ geographers are:
- Map publishers
- Travel agencies
- Manufacturing firms
- Real estate developers
- Insurance
- Communication
- Transportation companies

• Those who have additional training have wider job opportunities.

• You can also opt for a number of career options like:

- Cartographer: These are the persons who are specialized in making maps, charts, globes and models of earth.

- Surveyor: The technique or science of measuring the position, distance and the angles of earthly surface is known as surveying.

- Drafter: Drafters associate closely with engineers and architectures, as their work involves planning, housing and development projects in terms of their location and utilization of space.

- GIS Specialist: GIS specialist collects, orders and does research on the data collected by the GIS.

- Remote Sensing Specialist: Studies of quickly changing phenomena such as floods, draught and forest fires, etc.