Also called: Site Designer, Urban Landscape Designer
Designs parks, campuses, plazas, and green spaces, deciding where paths, plants, water, and buildings go.
You sketch ideas for a riverfront park, model it in 3D, and work with engineers on drainage and soil. You walk the site, present designs to city boards, and later visit during construction to make sure your vision is built right.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's (BLA) or master's (MLA) in landscape architecture plus a state license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design, Horticulture.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds renderings and plan drafting, squeezing junior design work; site judgment and licensed sign-off stay human.
Classes: Art or drawing, Geometry, Biology, CAD or drafting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1012.
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