Landscape Architects

Median salary

$79,870

Average salary

$88,780

Employment

19,600

Projected growth

3.5% growth

Annual openings

1,700

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

What Landscape Architects Do

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Internship/residency
Self-employed: 10.4%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 4 of 5

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Designimportance 4.7/5
Building and Constructionimportance 4.0/5
Geographyimportance 3.9/5
Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.8/5
English Languageimportance 3.8/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.6/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.5/5
Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.4/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

E-Mail5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7/5
Telephone Conversations4.6/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4/5
Spend Time Sitting4.3/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers98% skill match
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval97% skill match
Conservation Scientists97% skill match
Set and Exhibit Designers96% skill match
Fashion Designers96% skill match
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling96% skill match
Interior Designers96% skill match
Social and Community Service Managers96% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.9/5
Coordinationimportance 3.8/5
Operations Analysisimportance 3.8/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.6/5
Time Managementimportance 3.5/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.3/5
Persuasionimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

In-Demand Technologies

Other Software Used

Adobe FreeHand MX
Autodesk 3ds Max
Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
Coyote Software DynaSCAPE Design
Geographic information system GIS systems
Web browser software

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Innovation
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Intellectual Curiosity
Achievement Orientation
Perseverance
Cooperation

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
InvestigativeMedium
ArtisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingMedium
SocialLow

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