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GIS Careers

Building a Career in GIS (GIS Lounge)

Career Options for GIS Professionals (Electronic Atlas newsletter)

Careers in Geospatial Technologies (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and the Cartographic and Geographic Information Society)   

Is GIS for me? (Clark University)

Geospatial Professional Online Assessment Tool Roles and geospatial competencies you should target for your personal career development. (Geospatial Workforce Development Center)

Consider a Career in GIS (ESRI)

Sample GIS job descriptions (Clark University) 

Sources for Jobs in GIS (Cyber-Sierra)

Why a geospatial technology career may be the right choice for you (US Dept. Of Labor)

GIS Salary Surveys

GIS Salary Survey Results  

Informal discussion of Geography wages (University of Florida)

Links to Geospatial Technology salary surveys

Links to Salary Surveys Includes careers outside of geospatial technologies

GIS Positions and Salary Ranges (Clark University)

Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists & Surveying Technicians  Job descriptions and qualifications as well as salary information (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

 General Career Information

Career Advice and Resources (CareerBuilders.com)

Career Advice and Resources (Monster.com)

Career Decision Making (Georgia Career Information Center) -

Career Decision Making Links (Middle Georgia Workforce Investment Systems)

Career Information for Teens

Career Self-Assessments

Career Voyages (U.S. Dept. of Labor):

Exploring Career Information (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Job Profiles

Job and Career Resources for Teenagers

Making Decisions about Going to Graduate/Professional School (University of Minnesota)

Taking an Informed Approach to Career Decisions (Oregon Career Information System)

Understanding the Career Development Big Picture

Your Degree What Next  Career options available for various degrees  (UCE Birmingham)

Careers in Marine Sciences (University of New Hampshire Sea Grant)