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Landscape Architects

Designs parks, campuses, gardens and outdoor spaces.

Typical education to startBachelor's degree
Job outlook2025–2035: +4%
Median pay$79,870 a year (2025)
Interest codeRIA Realistic, Investigative, Artistic

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Landscape architects plan parks, playgrounds, campuses, streetscapes and green infrastructure that manages stormwater, working with engineers, architects and communities.

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High school courses that build toward it

  • Engineering Design · Career and Technical

    Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

  • Geometry · Math

    Builds math, which this job uses.

  • Human Geography · Social Studies

    Builds geography, which this job uses.

  • Studio Art · Arts

    Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

  • Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

    Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.

Landscape Architects on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.