Group: Other 15

     When expanding to look at the field at a national level and looking at the trend of national employment, it is evident that the field does not suffer many lay-offs and many more people get hired every year; furthermore, the field continues to grow in the forecasted years.  The pie chart that displays the distribution of cartographers and photogrammetrists shows that it is a prominent geological field across the coast and west of the Mississippi River. This field is mostly tied with working with the government at either the local, state or federal level. It should be expected that states with a lower number of employees have most of their jobs tied to the government while larger states with a greater volume of employees like Texas and California are the locations that most likely have more privatized jobs. From the multiple data and projections made in this study, it is recommended that an aspiring graduate who is seeking employment through private industries should focus their efforts in Texas, California, South Dakota or South Carolina. This is due to the fact that these states have an ever-increasing job market. If they wish to work with the government, then any state is desirable because the demand is unanimous.