Geographical perspectives and techniques provide analytical skills necessary for a wide variety of occupations. The Bachelor of Arts degree in geography provides marketable skills and the broad viewpoint on environment and society that enable graduates to move beyond entry-level positions. Geography majors reported the second highest entry-level pay rate of all liberal arts majors in 1998. For similar reasons, geography provides a sound foundation for students who plan to enter graduate work in a variety of fields, from geography to business, land use planning, law, and medicine.
Graduates with Bachelor's degrees have found jobs in city government (Parks and Recreation, Land Development, City Planning, Environmental Protection, Transportation, Resource Management, Tax Records), county government (Health, Parks), and state government (Agriculture Department, Air Control Board, Texas Education Agency, General Land Office, Governor's Office, Health Department, Highways and Public Transportation, Railroad Commission, Parks and Wildlife, Water Development Board, Bureau of Economic Geology).
At the federal level, geographers from U.T. have found work with the Soil Conservation Service, Forest Service, Defense Mapping Agency, Education Department, General Services Administration, Health and Human Services, United States Geological Survey, Transportation Department, Weather Service, NASA, and Bureau of the Census.
In the private sector, geographers are employed in firms specializing in engineering, cartography (Rand McNally, etc.), GIS, travel, aerial surveying, land surveying, photogrammetry, environmental impact assessment, flood hazard mapping, architecture, banking, archaeology, retailing, mining, and resources.
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