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Landscape Architects — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$79,870
United States, 2025
Employment
19,600
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 17-1012.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
- Inspect proposed sites to identify structural elements of land areas or other important site information, such as soil condition, existing landscaping, or the proximity of water management facilities.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$54,770
25th percentile
$64,170
75th percentile
$104,090
90th percentile
$130,190
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Operations Analysis3.8
- Coordination3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.6
- Writing3.6
- Time Management3.5
- Active Learning3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Service Orientation | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Mathematics | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Landscape ArchitectsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $119,910 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $119,730 | 610 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | $109,010 | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $106,030 | 150 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $103,670 | 630 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $101,640 | 150 | 2025 |
| AL | $101,220 | 230 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $99,470 | 130 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | $99,330 | 170 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $99,180 | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | $98,380 | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $97,280 | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $95,760 | 570 | 2025 |
| TN | $95,250 | 260 | 2025 |
| NJ | $95,020 | 360 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $94,510 | 40 | 2025 |
| UT | $94,430 | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $94,040 | — | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $92,970 | 470 | 2025 |
| MD | $92,880 | 870 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.