Geography is a very small profession. Sixty percent of geographers are employed by federal government agencies. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) predicts that little change in employment will occur for geographers at federal agencies through 2028. Budget cuts and the outsourcing of work to private professional, scientific, and technical services consulting firms (where employment is expected to grow by 13 percent) have reduced opportunities at federal agencies. But it's important to rember that only a small number of geographers are employed at these firms, so there will be only a small number of job openings.
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- Agricultural Scientists
- Anthropologists
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Astrogeologists
- Botanists
- Cartographers
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Demographers
- Ecologists
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- Ethnoscientists
- Futurists
- Genealogists
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geographic Information Systems Specialists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Geotechnical Engineers
- Geothermal Energy Industry Workers
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Geothermal Technicians
- Groundwater Professionals
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Horticultural Technicians
- Industrial Ecologists
- Lexicographers
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- Medical Ethicists
- Meteorologists
- Naturalists
- Oceanographers
- Paleontologists
- Political Scientists
- Range Managers
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Sociologists
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- Soil Scientists
- Statisticians
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors
