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.
- Where the Jobs Are : check out a list of federal hiring projections
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
- Geospatial 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.
Parks and Recreation Management
Like to be active and in the outdoors? Explore possible careers in Parks and Recreation: