Employment and Internship Opportunities

Internship Opportunities

• The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District is recruiting for two Mobile Source Section Interns. Interns will participate and support SMAQMD staff in the development, implementation, and analysis of incentive programs that help reduce emissions from mobile sources. (posted 3/18/13)
• The Placer County Water Agency has an opening for a GIS Student Intern to assist in implementation, design and support of the agency's GIS. Visit the PCWA website at www.pcwa.net (posted 4/18/13)
• SamTrans recently announced summer intern positions in Engineering, Planning & Research, Information Technology and Operations Planning, Bay Area, starts mid-June, application deadline April 30, 2013(posted 3/18/13)

Current Job Offerings

• Caltrans, the State of California, Department of Transportation, has an opening for an Associate Transportation Planner. Under the direction of the Chief, Office of System and Freight Planning and under the lead of the Division’s GIS Coordinator, the incumbent will develop, maintain and produce GIS and other planning analysis products such as data sets, maps, analysis, reports, fact sheets and presentations. Apply online. Final filing date is 5/10/13 (posted 5/1/13)
• C3, a soil mapping company, is looking to hire Field Soils Technicians with backgrounds in GIS, soils, and agriculture. (posted 4/4/13)
• City of Sacramento is looking for a GIS Specialist II in the Department of Utilities. Online applications must be submitted by April 12. (posted 3/27/13)
• Illonois State Geological Survey is seeking a Map Standards Coordinator. Applications must be received by March 29. (posted 3/27/13)
• Air Monitoring temp position, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Mgmt. District, Sacramento CA (posted 3/12/13)

Recent Job Offerings 

• The City of Citrus Heights has eight openings for interns to inventory trees. Recruitment closes March 29, 2013 (posted 3/18/13)
• Farr West Engineering in Reno, NV. is looking for a GIS Technician. Farr West services both public and private sector clients throughout Nevada and Northern California in civil and environmental engineering, survey, water rights, and construction management. (posted 2/21/13)
• Great job for an alumni! The San Francisco Bay Area Network is seeking applications for an Inventory & Monitoring Data Manager with the National Park Service. The position is being advertised to both current federal employees and all U.S. citizens. (posted 2/12/13)
• City of Boulder, CO is looking for a GIS Analyst/Database Developer in the Open Space & Mountain Parks Department. Apply online. Closing date Feb. 15th, 2013 (posted 2/4/13)
• Join the NOAA Corps! flyer (posted 11/16/12)
• USDA Forsest Service is looking for a Forestry Technician with ARC GIS experience for the Wayne National Forest in Athens, OH (posted 11/15/12)
• Ecology and Environment, Inc. is looking for a GIS Analyst/Data Manager in their Oakland, CA office (posted 10/29/12)
• The Omega Group, Inc.  seeking GIS Support Technician  in San Diego, California (posted 10/29/12)
• California Technology Agency, GIS internship opportunity (posted 10/26/12)
• GIS Analyst employment opportunity for NorthSouth GIS LLC (posted 10/26/12)
• City of Prescott  , AZ seeking GIS Specialist (deadline November 16th)
• Association of American Geographer's Careers and Professional Development Resources flyer (posted 10/23/12)

Links to Potential Employers or Internship Sites

Career and Resource Links

• Directions Magazine
• Sacramento State Geography Department Job and Internship Archives
• Association of American Geographer's Careers and Professional Development Resources flyer