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GIS Jobs and Career Information

The following information includes some useful resources on the GIS profession (e.g., types of careers, certification) and what careers in this field entail. Many diverse and interesting opportunities exist. Also visit our Alumni Page to see the kinds of jobs our graduates currently hold. If you wish to find out more information on GIS educational opportunities in an effort to meet your career goals (e.g, certificate, Masters and distance learning programs in GIScience), visit the GIS Education section on the GIS Link page.

GIS Career-Related Publications & Reports

• Brochures/General information
  • AAG "Using Geography and GIS"
  • ACSM publication on "Careers in Cartography and GIS" (PDF)
  • ASPRS Career Brochure
  • Geospatial Workforce Development Center
• MN GIS/LIS Consortium Surveys
• URISA Career Center

Job Search Sites

General GIS Job Sites

The following general GIS job sites link to resources and opportunities of interest to MGIS students and graduates. Some sites are GIS job sites; others contain links to sources such as GIS job sites, human resources pages for private companies, government jobs, and international job postings.

• Careerjet
• Careers Cafe site
• Careers at ESRI
• Careers at Intergraph
• Careers at Leica Geosystems
• GeoCommunity Career Center
• GeoJob Source
• GeoPlace site with job ads
• GeoSearch
• Geoweb Job site
• GISCareers.com
• GIS Development Career Site
• GIS employment opportunities (University of South Carolina)
• GIS Jobs
• GIS Jobs clearinghouse
• GISuser.com
• Jobs in the environmental sciences
• SAIC Career Opportunities
• URISA Career Center
• USAJOBS

Minnesota and Twin Cities Job Sites

• League of Minnesota Cities-Minnesota City Jobs Database
• MN GIS/LIS job site
• Minnesota State Department of Employee Relations