Have a green thumb and a love for design? Want to learn how to do it professionally and get paid for it?
Work outdoors, Design parks, playgrounds, and other outdoor spaces, Explore opportunities to one day run your own business!
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.
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. 95/100
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. 83/100
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. 74/100
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 73/100
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. 70/100
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. 66/100
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 66/100
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. 66/100
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. 64/100
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. 63/100
American Institute of Certified Planners
American Planning Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
International Society of Arboriculture
Landscape Architecture Foundation
National Recreation and Park Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Landscape architects
U.S. Green Building Council
Construction Managers | 11-9021.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 11-9041.00
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 17-1011.00
Civil Engineers | 17-2051.00
Conservation Scientists | 19-1031.00
Range Managers | 19-1031.02
Urban and Regional Planners | 19-3051.00
Transportation Planners | 19-3099.01
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | 25-1031.00
Interior Designers | 27-1025.00