jobs for geographers
where to find job listings
related to geographic
information systems
Remember that work within
the UW Geographc Information Systems Concentration can include and build
on:
- the spatial distribution
of goods services and other aspects of economic activities
- regional economic development
and interdependence
- the locational implications
of economic and organizational restructuring
- the spatial patterns of
international trade
- the spatial behavior of
transnational corporations
- the increasing use of spatial
and demographi data in retail location analysis -- the
emergence of geodemographic profiling
Many of the skills and abilities
developed in this option tend to be highly analytical. They include:
- data gathering, processing,
analyzing
- proficiency in spatial
data definition and classification
- database and spreadsheet
manipulation
- information literacy
- critical thinking strategies
for geographical problem-solving
- GIS project management
and workgroup collaboration
- project development and
presentation
- data analysis with GIS
operations and models
- understanding of a wide
range of geographic data
- ability to prepare maps
that communciate effectively
- ability towork with census
data
- ability to use land use
data (parcels, zoning, etc.)
- testing various components
of data quality and preparation of data quality report
- using applications from
several geographic interests and concentrations (land use, transportation,
resource analysis, etc.)
- bringing visualization
techniques together with analysis and data management
The background and analytical skills developed in this option are much
in demand by an extraordinary range of government levels, as well as by
many firms in the private business and non-prof sector.
Typical careers include work as:
- GIS technicians, analysts and managers
- urban planners
- data managers
- natural resource analysts
- information systems specialists
- transportation planners
- project managers
- remote sensing specialists
- GIS systems designers and software managers
- environmental analysts
Consider what skills and abilities
are being asked for in job descriptions and consider what you'll need
to do (ideally, while you are still in school) to prepare yourself for
other jobs like these. Then, build your resume to demonstrate your relevant
and related skills and experience.
Note: Many of the following
links do not contain job listings, however, many are "resource"
sites, and often contain links to associations and organizations that
do list jobs. Remember that a primary goal in job search is to find the
people (and organizations) doing the kind of work you want to do. Then
you can approach them proactively to let them know of your interest.
General GIS Job Information
Sites
About.com's
GIS Jobs
A convenient list of sites to check for jobs in GIS - variety of search
methods and terms used in the different sites.
http://gis.about.com/science/gis/msub1.htm?once=true&
Geo
Job Source
Current GIS openings searchable by region, job title, date of posting.
Complete job descriptions with names of specific employers. Also can be
subscribed to. Comprehensive listing of career opportunities in the spatial
data professions.
http://geojobsource.com/
GeoPlace
Advertised as a free site for industry professionals. Free one-year access
if you register.
http://www.geoplace.com/
GeoWeb
Interactive
"Current position opening news for GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing, Image Processing,
Photogrammetry, Cartography, Computer Science, etc." and includes
many positions that have not been posted on the web. Some postings are
free; much detailed info is only available via paid subscription. Good
listings for web sites, forums, chat rooms, etc; company index; product
and business news; freeware, etc.
http://www.ggrweb.com/job.html
GIS
Jobs Clearinghouse
Widely used site. Browsing the site by posting date is easy. Contains
three months' worth of archives. Also, minimal resumes with contact
information can be posted free for two months, and yu can re-post again.
http://www.gjc.org/
GIS
Connections
Easy browsing list of US-based jobs, and resume posting is promised soon.
http://www.gisconnection.com/
GISjobs.com
Resources
A very extensive site for GIS, both employment sources for GIS listed,
as well as GIS companies and links to miscellaneous GIS Web sites, GIS
universities and distance education.
http://www.gisjobs.com/resources.html
“Great
GIS Net Sites
A small list of GIS job sites and resources.
http://www.hdm.com/gis3g.htm
URISA
Marketplace
The URISA Marketplace is a subscription-only list of current openings
in GIS. . Very thorough; current cost is $60/year, which include the Marketplace
monthly newlsetter plus subscriptions to GIS World, GeoInfoSystems, and
Government Technology. (Note,
however, that a "sample" of monthly postings to URISA Marketplace
are on the site. If
you want more current listings, either subscribe or find someone who does.)
http://www.urisa.org/jobsmktpl.htm
Environment
Amazing Environmental Organization
WebDirectory
It does have an amazing list of organizations, an employment search engine
to help you find the right one, and you can post your resume.
http://www.webdirectory.com/
EARTHWORKS
Worldwide career and employment opportunities in the geosciences.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/eworks/
Environmental Jobs and Careers
Includes Canadian job listings.
http://www.ecoemploy.com/
(Ubiquity) Environmental
Careers Search Page
Lists many kinds of work with an environmental focus, allows job search
and online applications.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/8974/
Environmental Organization
WebDirectory!
Listings in various categories, from Agriculture to Wildlife.
http://www.webdirectory.com/
Green Dream Jobs
Links to sustainable businesses and nonprofs
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/
InfoRain Job Opportunities
Bioregional Information System
http://www.inforain.org/jobs.htm
International Rivers Network
Positions at IRN
http://irn.org/sub/jobs.shtml
National Council for
Science and the Environment
A site with enormously varied career-related information, from counseling
to follow-up letters. Also offers resume posting.
http://www.cnie.org/
Student Conservation Association
Volunteer, internship and employment opportunities
http://www.sca-inc.org/vol/vol.htm
GIS
vendor listings
Autodesk
PC-based design, multimedia, and GIS software solutions which help customers
design products in the mechanical, AEC, GIS, and multimedia markets, among
others.
http://www3.autodesk.com/
Caliper
Corporation
Technology leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and
applications. Also provides professional services in GIS implementation
and consulting and research services in transportation planning, logistics,
operations research, marketing, and econometrics.
http://www.caliper.com/jobs.htm
ESRI
ESRI provides software and services related to managing geographic information.
ESRI usually has positions open for GIS and software techies, at both
its headquarters in Redlands, CA and its regional offices around the US.
This site includes all current ESRI jobs and internships.
http://gis.esri.com/jobs/jobs.cfm
Harvard
Design & Mapping (HDM)
Job bank. Specializes in the development of GIS applications and services
primarily based on ESRI, Oracle and MapInfo software productsGIS services,
clients include utilities, federal, state and local government agencies,
international groups and private corporations.
http://www.hdm.com/hdm_jobs.htm
Intergraph
Supplies computer-aided design, manufacturing, and geographic information
solutions in the CAD/CAM/CAE and GIS markets.
http://company.occ.com/interg/
PlanGraphics
Consultant in AM/FM/GIS consulting and implementation.
http://www.plangraphics.com/
Smallworld
Systems
GIS software provider
using object-oriented (OO) technology and relational database design.
Services used by utilities, municipalities and communications companies.
http://www.smallworld-us.com/
Woolpert
National engineering firm providing infrastructure GIS services, implementing
systems for utilities; specifically, water, sewer, and storm water utilities.
http://www.woolpert.com/careers/cw.html
ALSO: Don't forget to check the list of GIS companies on the GISjobs.com
site.
http://www.gisjobs.com/resources.html
Health
CareData.com.- Career Opportunities
Company uses GIS to provides healthcare information that assists business
clients in planning business decisions.
http://www.medirisk.com/careers/
Online Resources in
Economics and Health/Welfare
Resources include links to government and private organizations, publications
and collections of information..
http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/webeci.html
Other Resources
Center
for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies - CALMIT
Lists organizations with interdisciplinary interests and expertise
in land management technologies, particularly in relation to GIS and remote
sensing. Focus is on mid-West region, with links to many other areas and
organizations.
http://ulysses.unl.edu/calmit/gisrs.html
Categorized
list of GIS Sites GISLinx.com
This section of site devoted to jobs and links to GIS job sites. Within
category, is arranged alphabetically.
http://www.gislinx.com/Jobs/
Earthworks
http://www.earthworks-jobs.com
GIS
and Remote Sensing Conferences
About.com's listing of conferences, organized by month. In addition to
visiting Internet sites, you can also check listings at conference Web
sites and, of course, you can participate (in person) at conferences.
http://gis.about.com/education/gis/library/conf/blconindex.htm
GIS
WWW Resource List - U of Edinburgh and Assoc for Geographic
Info
A gigantic "index of World-Wide Web (WWW) servers which are likely
to be of interest to the GIS community." Contains links to vendors
(many of whom have job openings listed), as well as governmental, non-prof,
academic and other kinds of organizations, particularly the non-US-based.
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/giswww.html
Netzines
- GIS Online Magazines
About.com's briefly annotated list. Many netzines also carry employment
listings and information on potential employers.
http://gis.about.com/education/gis/msub7.htm
"Nice"
Geography Sites
Compiled at the Universiteit Utrecht, this is another super-site, beginning
with "general geography" and progressing into GIS and remote
sensing, and geography and GIS news groups. Again, many organization-based
sites contain job opening listings. Arranged alphabetically.
http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html#gis
Urban
Planning Jobs
Specifically devoted to job listings in urban planning, but also lists
planning associations, agencies, consulting firms and other related sites
to check.
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/7442/jobs.html
Fee-based services
GeoSearch
GIS headhunters. Rudimentary job information, but a good resume-building
engine. They offer personnel recruitment services in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Photogrammetry, and related
sciences. They recruit technical, management, sales, and marketing professionals
and serve developers, vendors of services, and users of mapping technologies.
http://www.geosearch.com/
GIS-RS Jobs and Mail
List
Minimal jobs list in GIS-RS and mailing list, also links for related resources.
http://www.egroups.com/group/GISRS-Jobs
Also consider searching among
the links under:
More links to come!
(And, if you know of sites that should be listed here, please let me
know!
Email me.)
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