The Association for GIS Professionals
URISA
701 Lee St.
Suite 680
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 824-6300

Career Center

In addition to the wealth of educational opportunities offered by URISA, the organization provides resources to assist in professional development. Certification, job postings, and publications are a few of the career-related resources available.

GIS Professional Certification
URISA's Certification Committee initiated the GIS professional certification effort. Find out what it takes to become certified. URISA can help you meet your professional goals!


URISA Marketplace
Looking for a new job?  - Peruse the opportunities. Need new employees? Post your job here.


Salary Survey
Every three years, URISA surveys the industry to gain needed statistics on the state of the GIS profession, valuable information for self-evaluation and also for staffing your GIS Department.


Model Job Descriptions
his URISA publication provides a collection of job descriptions you can use and modify to meet the needs of your own organization.


Colleges & Universities
A comprehensive list of colleges and universities with GIS degree and certificate programs.

Contact

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Recent Blog Entries

Feb 09, 2010
No matter where we have lived we've usually made it back to NYC about once each year for Broadway or the museums.  For my birthday (in January,...
Feb 03, 2010
So pleased to introduce an improved URISA publication, THE GIS PROFESSIONAL! This replaces URISA News, which has been a mainstay of URISA for decades...
Jan 27, 2010
You'll be interested to know that the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) now...
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Recent Forum Topics

Feb 15, 2010
On behalf of the URISA Board of Directors, the Address Standards Working Group (ASWG) has submitted this draft standard to the FGDC. You can read the...
-hilary.perkins@gmail.com
Feb 01, 2010
Who should be inducted into the URISA GIS Hall of Fame this year? Nominations are due by May 1. Whomever it will be...they will join some very fine...
-Wendy Nelson
Jan 27, 2010
The City of Charlotte is working on a body of GIS standards that will go through a formal adoption process.  We have conducted research on GIS...
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