Engineering
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.
Median salary
$79,660
Typical range
$52k – $132k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Landscape Architects Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Landscape Architects
Entry / Junior
$51,990
~2 yrs to advance
Landscape Architects
Established
$79,660
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Landscape Architects
Senior
$105,955
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- •Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.
- •Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- •Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
- •Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.