Tips for Entry
Refer to an atlas map of one or more geographic areas you are familiar with. Note how colors, symbols, abbreviations, and mile and kilometer scales are used.
Contact the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and find out how its member organizations serve students.
Contact the National Society of Professional Surveyors and investigate how to go about applying to be a surveyor's helper.
Consult the U.S. Department of Labor State Apprenticeship Web site for specific apprenticeship opportunities. Cartographic Drafter and Geospatial Specialist are two specialties for which apprenticeships may be available.
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- Agricultural Scientists
- Arborists
- Astrogeologists
- Botanists
- Climate Scientists
- Ecologists
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Technicians
- Forensic Meteorologists
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geographers
- Geographic Information Systems Specialists
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Geotechnical Engineers
- Geothermal Energy Industry Workers
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Geothermal Technicians
- Groundwater Professionals
- Horticultural Technicians
- Industrial Ecologists
- Meteorologists
- Naturalists
- Oceanographers
- Paleontologists
- Range Managers
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Rewilders
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Space Meteorologist
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors