Leads a landscape architecture studio and signs off on parks, campuses, and waterfronts.
You present a riverfront park plan at a packed community meeting and field tough questions. Back at the studio you review planting plans with your team and push them to make a plaza feel cooler on a 100-degree day.
Firm owners and partners at large firms earn the most.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 14 years after high school. BLA or MLA, licensure through the LARE exam, and 12+ years leading projects.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design, Urban Design.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts plans and plant lists; winning public projects, leading teams and stamping drawings stay human.
Classes: Biology, Studio art, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1012.
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