Also called: Landscape Irrigation Designer, Certified Irrigation Designer
Designs the underground sprinkler and drip systems for parks, golf courses, campuses and homes to use as little water as possible.
You lay out sprinkler heads and pipe sizes in CAD for a new city park, calculating water pressure and flow so every patch of grass gets just enough. You choose smart controllers that skip watering when it rains. In dry Western states this is a big deal.
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Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate's or bachelor's in horticulture or landscape architecture; CID certification.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Agricultural Engineering.
Growing about average. Growing with water-conservation rules.
Medium risk for 10 years. Software auto-lays out heads and pipes; site water audits, plant needs and troubleshooting stay human.
Classes: Horticulture CTE, Drafting CTE class, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3011.
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