GIS/Geography Internship/Job Sites

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GIS/Geography Internship/Job Sites

Search for possible internships/jobs in business, engineering, recreation, health care, city planning, transportation,

utilities, environmental and earth sciences, real estate developers, local and federal government, universities,

media companies (Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!), etc. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment,

and it does not reflect current openings. Employers list (with possible job titles) for Geography/GIS majors (info from PSU career site): http://www.pdx.edu/careers/what-can-i-do-degree-geography

Accurate Land Surveys - http://www.accuratelandsurveys.com/ - Hillsboro company offering a variety of survey

services for land owners, investors, real estate companies, & farmers Bonneville Power Administration - https://www.bpa.gov/Pages/home.aspx Bureau of Land Management - https://www.blm.gov/careers CH2M Hill - https://www.jobs2careers.com/Jobs/q-Ch2m-Hill-l-OR/

Chase, Jones & Associates - http://chasejonesinc.com/ - Land surveying firm with offices in Portland & Gresham

City of Beaverton - http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/ - GIS Dept. - http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/595/Geographic-Information-Systems-GIS City of Hillsboro - https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home City of Lake Oswego - http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/ City of Portland - https://www.portlandoregon.gov/ - Water Bureau, etc.

City of Tigard - http://www.tigard-or.gov/ - Mapping Services - http://www.tigard-or.gov/maps/default.asp

City of Wilsonville - http://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/ - GIS Dept. had GIS internships City of Vancouver - http://www.cityofvancouver.us/ Clackamas County GIS - https://www.clackamas.us/gis Clackamas County Transportation & Development - http://www.clackamas.us/transportation/ Clark County GIS - https://gis.clark.wa.gov/gishome/ Columbia River Surveying & Mapping - http://www.columbiasurveying.com/

Criterion Planners - http://crit.com/ - Urban & regional planning firm that focuses on sustainable community

development, with an approach that integrates land-use & transportation planning, urban design, & environmental

stewardship. DEQ (Dept. of Environmental Quality) - http://www.oregon.gov/deq/Pages/index.aspx

Dean Runyan Associates - http://www.deanrunyan.com/ - Market research, planning & economic analysis for

travel, tourism, recreation & education projects. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pacific NW Region - https://www.epa.gov/ Environmental Services Bureau, City of Portland - https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/29323 Esri Portland - http://pdx.esri.com/careers/#jobs Freshwater Trust - https://www.thefreshwatertrust.org/

GeoWeb Jobs - https://www.geoweb-hr.com/jobs - Searchable database of jobs in a variety of fields including:

GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing (RS), Cartography, Computer Mapping, Maps, Geography, Environmental Sciences,

and Natural Resources. GIS links for Oregon counties & regional governments - http://www.orurisa.org/OGISA

HDR, Inc. - https://www.hdrinc.com/ - Architectural, engineering, & consulting firm with office in Portland

ICF International https://www.icf.com/ - Consulting & communications organization with locations around the

world, including Portland Metro - http://www.oregonmetro.gov/ See Maps & Data, also Planning & Conservation sections - http://www.oregonmetro.gov/ - ins the RLIS

Multnomah County - https://multco.us/

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - https://www.nga.mil/careers/pages/default.aspx National Park Service - https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/workwithus.htm Oregon Dept. of Agriculture Soil & Water Conservation Districts - http://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/naturalresources/swcd/pages/swcd.aspx

Oregon Dept. of Energy - http://www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/pages/find-your-utility.aspx - list of utility

companies in Oregon

Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) - https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oregon/?keywords=ODOT

Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office - http://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/mapsites.aspx - Links to various

Oregon geospatial resources

Oregon Health Authority - http://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/programs.aspx - List of programs & divisions

PacifiCorp - https://careers.pacificorp.com/

Parametrix - http://www.parametrix.com/ - Provides multidisciplinary services in transportation, environmental

planning & compliance, water resources, & community building Port of Portland - https://www.portofportland.com/ Portland Parks & Recreation - https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/ Prosper Portland (formerly Portland Development Commission) - http://prosperportland.us/

Regional Government Jobs Listing - http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/jobseekers/Pages/Government-Jobs.aspx

City, county, state, federal, education, & military jobs

SWCA Environmental Consultants - https://www.swca.com/services/geographic-information-services - Services

include GIS, GPS, database management, and custom web & mobile application development State of Oregon - http://www.oregon.gov/pages/index.aspx State of Washington - http://www.access.wa.gov/

TEKsystems - https://www.teksystems.com/en/locations/united-states/oregon/portland - IT staffing service that

also delivers managed IT services

Tetra Tech - http://www.tetratech.com/en/careers - Provides consulting, engineering, program management, &

construction management services, with four offices in Portland

Tom Nelson & Associates - http://www.tnasurvey.com - Land surveying & mapping firm; services include GPS

mapping, GIS, & photogrammetric mapping

TriMet - http://www.trimet.org/

Tualatin Valley Water District - https://www.tvwd.org/about-us/job-opportunities.aspx USAJOBS Federal Job Search - https://www.usajobs.gov/ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Oregon - https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/or/home/ US Army Corps of Engineers - http://www.usace.army.mil// U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Pacific Regional Offices - https://www.fws.gov/OFFICES/directory/ListOffices.cfm?statecode=41

U.S. Forest Service - https://www.fs.fed.us/

U.S. Geological Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/ Upwork - https://www.upwork.com/i/how-it-works/client/ - Find freelancing jobs Washington County - http://www.co.washington.or.us/

Weddle Surveying - http://www.weddlesurveying.net/ - Full-service land surveying company in Tigard

Wild Salmon Center - https://www.wildsalmoncenter.org/ - Volunteers & interns have worked for projects that

included GIS mapping Career Info for Geography/GIS majors (info from PSU Advising & Career Services site): http://www.pdx.edu/careers/what-can-i-do-degree-geography

Professional Associations

Associations are a good source for membership directories, industry standards & trends, professional development

(journals, conferences, meetings, grants, etc.) & targeted job postings. American Association of Geographers (AAG) - http://www.aag.org/ American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) - http://landsurveyorsunited.com/acsm American Geosciences Institute (AGI) - https://www.americangeosciences.org/ American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) - http://www.asprs.org/ Association of Pacific Coast Geographers - http://apcgweb.org/ Cartography & Geographic Information Society - http://www.cartogis.org/

GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) - https://www.gisci.org/ - Non-profit organization providing GIS community

with a complete certification program, leading to GISP® (Certified GIS Professional) recognition

Geographic & Land Information Society http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2006002996/ Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) - http://www.gita.org/ National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) - https://www.nsgic.org/ Society of Woman Geographers - http://www.iswg.org/ University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) - www.ucgis.org Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) - http://www.urisa.org/ URISA (Oregon & SW Washington) - http://www.orurisa.org/ Revised 8/21