Also called: Outdoor Lighting Designer, Landscape Lighting Installer
Designs and installs the low-voltage lights that make gardens, trees, paths and house fronts glow safely at night.
At dusk you walk a client’s yard with test fixtures, aiming one light up a big oak and another across a stone wall. The next day your crew buries wire, mounts transformers and sets timers before you come back at night to fine-tune.
Estimated; business owners can earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school plus manufacturer training and certification; some have design degrees.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Landscape Design, Electrical Technology, Lighting Design.
Growing faster than average. LED lighting and outdoor living spaces keep demand growing.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps preview lighting, but aiming fixtures at night and installing them stays human.
Classes: Art, Physics, Electricity or shop.
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