Research and Technical
Geographers apply their research and technical skills in some of the following careers:
- Education
- Colleges and universities
- Research organizations
- Market research firms
- Public Health/Epidemiology
- Scientific and research groups
- Mapping/GIS/GPS software companies (e.g., ESRI, Google Earth, Uber)
- Architecture firms
- Government:
- State and local
- Departments of Transportation or Agriculture
- Federal
- National laboratories
- National Resources Conservation Service
- US Geological Survey
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Agency for International Development
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Energy