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Careers

Find your future with a degree in Geography, Planning & Recreation from NAU

Many careers in geography, planning, and recreation involve working for the government.  Find out if a job in the federal government is right for you.

  • Best Places to Work : feedback from more than 221,000 civil servants in the annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government ranking of 283 federal agencies and sub-components.
  • Making the Difference : a website for college students and recent graduates interested in federal employment and internships.

Visit the NAU Career Development Website for useful information in beginning your job search

Government agencies

  • Arizona COGs & MPOs
  • Arizona State Land Department
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Bureau of Land Management 
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • U.S. Forest Service

Geography

Find a career that gets you outdoors or in the lab, studying the earth and helping planners.

  • American Association of Geography’s Jobs in Geography and GIS Center
  • Career Jet
  • Explore careers in GIS
  • Geography jobs
  • GIS jobs in Phoenix, AZ
  • Gisjobs.com
  • MyGISjobs.com

Planning

In planning, you can assist in building urban systems, help with transportation, and build successful cities.

  • American Planning Association
  • Jobs in Planning

Parks and Recreation Management

Like to be active and in the outdoors?  Explore possible careers in Parks and Recreation:

  • Adventure Jobs
  • American Camp Association Jobs
  • Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
  • Career Builder
  • Conservation Job Board
  • Cool Works
  • Monster 
  • National Recreation and Park Association
  • Outdoor Education
  • USA Jobs
Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation
Location
Room 201 Building 70
Social and Behavioral Sciences West
19 W McConnell Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
PO Box 15016
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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Email
geog@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-2650
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