GSS Careers
Interested in a career in geography?
This list contains some of the focus areas and positions geography majors pursue.
Area Specialist
International Business Representative
Travel Agent
Environmental Manager
Forestry Technician
Park Ranger
Hazardous-Waste Planner
Data Analysis
Environmental Hazards
Financial Markets
Food Security
Homeland Security
Photogrammetry & Cartography
Remote-Sensing Analyst
Surveyor
Urban Planning
Water Security
Urban and Community Planner
Transportation Planner
Health Services Planner
Location Expert
Market Researcher
Traffic Manager (Shipper)/Route Delivery Manager
Real Estate Agent/Broker/Appraiser
Elementary/Secondary School Teacher
College Professor
Overseas Teacher
Weather Forecaster
Outdoor Guide
Coastal Zone Manager
Soil Conservationist/Agricultural Extension Agent Hydrologist
Peace Corps Volunteer
Community Developer
Map Librarian
Resources to find Scholarships, Research Internships and Job Opportunities
American Association for the Advancement of Science Careers
American Association of Geographers' Jobs & Careers Page
American Geophysical Union's Career Resources and More
American Meteorological Society Career Resources
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Geospatial Job Opportunities
Air & Waste Management Association Career Center
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Delaware Space Grant Consortium
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
State of Delaware employment link
Delaware Water Resources Center
Environmental Career Opportunities
Earth Watch Institute
EESI Environmental and Energy Study Institute
SCA The Student Conservation Association
EPA – United States environmental Protection Agency
Ford Foundation
Fulbright Scholar Program
Federal Government Jobs
GIS Jobs
The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
Goddard Earth Sciences & Technology Center
Gita Geospatial Information & Technology Association
GEOComm Careers
Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Institute for Humane Studies
IREX
Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
The John Carter Brown Library
John V. Krutilla Research Stipend
KCI Knowledge, Creativity, Innovation
Library of Congress Opportunities
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
NDSEG National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
The National Academies Fellowships Office
The National Academies Research Associateship Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
NSPIRES NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NASA Office of Education Infrastructure Division Launchpad
National Humanities Center
National Weather Service
National Geographic
IBP Institute for Broadening Participation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
RFF Resources for the Future
SMART Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation
SSRC
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships & Internships
SCA The Student Conservation Association
United States Institute of Peace
USGS Jobs