Every state has a Space Application Center in which Remote Sensing and GIS postgraduate as well as Ph.D. holder can apply for the post of Scientist, Jr. Scientist, Project Coordinator, Project Scientist, Scientific/Technical Assistant, GIS Programmer, Research Scholar, etc.

Central government organizations/agencies such as Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmedabad, National remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, North East Space Application center (NESAC), Shillong, Regional Remote Sensing Application Center (RRSAC), Kharagpur, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Nagpur and Bangalore, ISRO Bangalore, ADRIN, Hyderabad all are under Department of Space, Govt. of India which advertise for the post of Scientist, Research Associate and Sr. Research Fellow etc. Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, Indian council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India advertises for the post of Scientist and Research Scholar.

Candidate having M.Sc. degree in Remote Sensing and GIS can apply for the post of lecturer. Few academic institutes have a centre for Remote Sensing and GIS and take candidate for the post of scientific officer, Research Scientist and Research Scholar etc.

There is scope for Professional/higher education in Remote Sensing/GIS in countries like USA, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, China, Malaysia, France, Germany, Australia and there is a demand for Remote Sensing professional in various field. There are number of Remote Sensing professionals doing jobs as well as business in foreign countries.

The demand for Remote Sensing and GIS professional is increasing day by day in private sector . Remote Sensing and GIS professional can start his/her career as Project Manager, Sr. System executives, System Analyst, GIS Engineer, Image Analyst, GIS Programmer, etc.