Occupations/17-1012.00
Landscape Architects
Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
34%
More resilient
Human characteristics
62%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
29%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- Mostly human
Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- Mostly human
Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- 02Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.
- 03Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- 04Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
- 05Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.
- 06Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.30
- Degree of automation2.05
- Time sitting4.25
- Originality (ability)4.12
- Conflict situations2.65
- Hands-on objects/tools2.55
- Outdoors / weather2.90
- Disease exposure1.05
- Decision freedom3.70
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.25
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Visualization4.12
- Originality4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Fluency of Ideas4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing3.62
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics3.12
- Science2.75
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 34 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $61,090 2 yr $60,452 Master's · CIP 04.06 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $13,200 | 87% | 66% | 1 yr $52,941 2 yr $50,439 Master's · CIP 04.06 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $52,607 2 yr $54,810 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $51,750 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $50,677 2 yr $46,869 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $50,270 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $49,468 2 yr $49,136 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $48,041 2 yr $51,106 Master's · CIP 04.06 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $46,478 2 yr $48,432 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public | Environmental Design/Architecture 04.0401 | $10,800 | 83% | 66% | 1 yr $46,087 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 04.04 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $45,696 2 yr $50,439 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Landscape Architecture 04.0601 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $44,542 2 yr $50,231 Bachelor's · CIP 04.06 |