geographers:

getting jobs
planning careers
at work

skills developed in the geography major ... that just happen to be "marketable"

Critical Thinking and Analysis Skills

understanding scale: how various interdependent processes (economic, political, social) play out at international, regional, national and local scales in interconnected ways

problem solving: problem recognition and definition; research design; qualification of pertinent data; statistical manipulation, interpretation, and presentation

spatial analysis of socioeconomic patterns, problems, and forces: distribution of goods, services and people; social, racial, and ethnic settlement patterns; application of urban theory to urban issues: housing, poverty, transportation, regional economic development, retailing, and labor markets

Technical Skills

computer skills: ability to use spreadsheet, statistical, and database software; e-mail and the Internet, and work with large databases

population analysis: demographic (cohort) analysis; working with census data; applying migration theory

economic analysis: input-output analysis, location analysis, shift/share analysis, regional econometric modeling and economic impact analysis

statistical analysis: descriptive statistics, simple statistical relationships, comparative statistics, multivariate analysis, regression analysis

sampling techniques: designing, operationalizing, and interpreting surveys, questionnaires and case studies

data acquisition and analysis: database design and data structuring; data resolution; determining data quality; geocoding; identifying data sources; data retrieval, classification, manipulation and display

map design: GIS analysis; making maps that communicate effectively

ability to use land-use data: parcel, lot & property boundary data

resource optimization modeling: cost-benefit analysis; resource analysis

urban-regional transportation analysis

locational strategies for retail and service firms

GIS for business and service planning

geodemographic marketing

methods of environmental marketing

methods of environmental monitoring, accounting and management

analysis of ecological (biospherical) processes

Research and Presentation Skills

ability to make graphs, tables and charts

library research techniques

writing skills: including integrating conceptual questions and frameworks with analytical results

Geographers:

getting jobs
planning careers
at work