Jobs and Alumni
What Do Geographers Actually Do?
Graduates of Geographic Analysis leave Toronto Metropolitan University with the academic and workplace competencies sought in a broad range of jobs. Our students are uniquely prepared for data analysis, planning, and decision support positions in the private and public sectors. Typical job titles of recent alumni include Data Analyst, GIS Specialist, Geomatics Technician, Mapping Technologist, Market Analyst, Research Analyst, Retail Analyst, Real Estate Analyst, Location Analyst, Environmental Analyst, Report Analyst, Crime Analyst, and Health Analyst. Many of our graduates also pursue a broader range of careers, including as teachers, lawyers, administrators, real estate agents, policy advisors, etc., or continue their studies at the graduate level.
Our graduates' successful careers are enabled by the transferability of analytical skills acquired in the program and the interdisciplinarity and broad applicability of geographic problem-solving to the socio-economic and environmental issues our World is facing.
We pride ourselves with numerous high-profile alumni, including the former Director of Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination at the City of Toronto, CEO of the Canadian National Exhibition, General Manager of Toronto Water, retired Deputy Fire Chief at Toronto Fire Services, Director of Business Intelligence and Analytics at the University of Toronto, Senior Manager of Real Estate Client Strategy and Relations at Rogers Communications, Director and Head of Digital Data & Analytics at Scotiabank, Senior Manager of Strategic Market Analytics at BMO, Vice President at Colliers International, Director of Analytics at Prospect Media Group, Associate Vice President of Real Estate Development at Canadian Tire, VP of Real Estate at Metro, Sr. Vice President of Store Development at Starbucks, General Manager of Union Station Retail for Kipling Group, and Vice President of Commercial Lines & Reinsurance at Aviva Canada, to name but a few.
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, we keep hearing of alumni successes and are being asked to share job postings with graduating students. Applied geography and geographic analysis is a crisis-proof career. Find out more through the in-depth alumni interviews on this page or read about our alumni work on the news & events page.