Landscape Architects
Architecture and ConstructionO*NET 17-1012.00United States
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.
- Median annual earnings
- $74,738
- Projected change
- +8.6%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 28.23K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
95% of the workforce
Growing to 30.66K by 2035
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The work
What landscape architects do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.
- Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
- Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.
- Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
- Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
- Inspect proposed sites to identify structural elements of land areas or other important site information, such as soil condition, existing landscaping, or the proximity of water management facilities.
- Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.
- Collaborate with estimators to cost projects, create project plans, or coordinate bids from landscaping contractors.
- Develop planting plans to help clients garden productively or to achieve particular aesthetic effects.
- Present project plans or designs to public stakeholders, such as government agencies or community groups.
- Manage the work of subcontractors to ensure quality control.
- Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentations to generate new work opportunities.
- Prepare conceptual drawings, graphics, or other visual representations of land areas to show predicted growth or development of land areas over time.
- Identify and select appropriate sustainable materials for use in landscape designs, such as recycled wood or recycled concrete boards for structural elements or recycled tires for playground bedding.
- Research latest products, technology, or design trends to stay current in the field.
- Design and integrate rainwater harvesting or gray and reclaimed water systems to conserve water into building or land designs.
- Provide follow-up consultations for clients to ensure landscape designs are maturing or developing as planned.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $44,859
- 25th percentile
- $55,601
- 50th percentile
- $74,738
- 75th percentile
- $105,279
- 90th percentile
- $172,547
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $74,738 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+8.6%faster than average
202528,230 jobs
2035 projected30,655 jobs
2,425 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 95%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Landscape Architects949 postings
- 02Landscape Designers939 postings
- 03Landscape Architecture Interns227 postings
- 04Landscape Architects/Designers200 postings
- 05Landscape Architects Project Manager150 postings
- 06Landscape Designers/Estimators78 postings
- 07Landscape Design Assistants77 postings
- 08Project Landscape Architects58 postings
- 09Landscape Architects/Planners50 postings
- 10Landscape Design Consultants47 postings
- 11Landscape Professionals46 postings
- 12Park Planners26 postings
- 13Landscape Technicians23 postings
- 14Project Managers/Landscape Designers23 postings
- 15Landscape Foremen20 postings
- 16Registered Landscape Architects19 postings
- 17Landscape Coordinators17 postings
- 18Landscape Estimators16 postings
- 19Landscape Planners/Designers15 postings
- 20Landscape Laborers14 postings
Top employers
- 01Kimley-Horn124 postings
- 02GPAC106 postings
- 03Bowman & Company Llp67 postings
- 04Actalent53 postings
- 05Langan Engineering & Environmental Services48 postings
- 06Stantec33 postings
- 07Davron23 postings
- 08Gai Consultants21 postings
- 09Mariani Enterprises20 postings
- 10HDR19 postings
- 11Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum19 postings
- 12Jacobs Solutions18 postings
- 13AECOM17 postings
- 14Ihire17 postings
- 15Thomas And Hutton17 postings
- 16Dewberry16 postings
- 17Dudek16 postings
- 18W3Global16 postings
- 19Boston Society Of Landscape Architects14 postings
- 20Halff Associates13 postings
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