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This paper presents the results of the survey conducted under the auspices of the Belgian National Committee of Geography. The survey focused on the present employment and complementary studies of Belgian geography alumni of all Belgian universities that graduated before 2003. With respect to employment and to a large extent with respect to complementary studies and degrees, it is shown that the trend of obtaining a teacher’s certificate is declining as well as of being employed in secondary and higher education. By contrast, spatial and regional planning, research and consulting, GIS, and ecology and environmental management have gained considerable interest as potential fields of employment outside education. The proportion of geography graduates being unemployed remains very low. This should keep the field quite attractive in the coming years.