Skatepark Designer & Builder

Also called: Skatepark Builder

Designs skateparks for cities and builds them by shaping, spraying and finishing concrete bowls, ramps and rails, usually for a skatepark company.

A day in the life

A skatepark builder designs bowls and ramps on a computer, then shapes, sprays, and smooths concrete by hand. Many builders are skaters who test every curve themselves before the park opens.

Pay over a career

Starting
$40k
Typical
$60k
High
$100k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Skating plus concrete skills.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Landscape Architecture.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Shaping concrete bowls and ramps by hand is physical work.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Construction trades CTE, Drafting CAD, Art 3-D Design.

Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2051.

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