Geographer is a Hot Job

The Occupational Outlook Handbook includes the career of geographer in the category, "Social Scientists, Other." Nonetheless, data on the future of job prospects for geographers through 2018 is bright. The number of positions nationwide of "geographer" is expected to increase by 26% by 2018. The salaries of those working as geographers are not too horrible. As of May 2010, the median annual wages of geographers were $72,890 in May 2008.  The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,450, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $102,440. The data also indicates that the vast majority of geographers are employed by the federal government. While the data report only 1300 individuals employed as geographers nationwide, other related careers are appropriate for those who have been educated as geographers.