GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CAREERS

Equipped with critical thinking skills that integrate knowledge of the human world and physical environment, combined with latest in geospatial technical skills, our majors are prepared to pursue meaningful careers in a wide range of fields.

Aerial Photo Interpreter
Agricultural Geographer
Cartographer
Cartographic Researcher
City Planner
Demographer
County Planner
Demographer
Environmental Planner
Environmental Research Specialist
Foreign Service
Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle (UAV/drone) pilot
Geographical Consultant
GIS Technician
GIS Analyst
GIS Specialist
GIS Programmer

GIS Specialist working in a wide range of disciplines including: wildlife, forestry, rangeland, fisheries, pollution, health services, water resources, utilities, geology, coastal and marine management, climate impacts and resilience, urban planning, disaster planning, social issues, epidemiology, transportation, energy, anthropology, and agriculture.
Economic Development Specialist
Land Use Management Specialist
Emergency Management Specialist
Map Editor
Marketing Area Analyst
Navigation Response Associate
Park Ranger
Recreational Area Manager
Resource Planning Analyst
Surveyor
Teacher
Urban Planner

Marketable Skills In Your Major

Communication

Written and oral presentation skills
Conflict resolution
Program management and implementation
Communicating scientific concepts and concerns to diverse audiences

Lab Based Skills

General laboratory skills
Field based research and testing

Extensive Analytical and Investigative Skills

Analyze human interactions and natural environment
Conducting field studies
Sampling and surveying
Policy analysis

Planning/GIS/Remote Sensing

Resource management
Principles of urban and regional planning
Mapping and GIS skills
Geospatial analysis and environmental impact assessment

Sustainability