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Overview
Landscape architects plan and design gardens, parks and natural spaces, shaping outdoor layouts, site specifications and the balance between landscape, use, construction and aesthetics.
In job descriptions, look for landscape schemes, spatial layout, land surveys, planting plans, soil and water protection, tender material, sustainability, GIS and contact with clients or authorities.
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Landscape architect work connects outdoor design with site analysis. Projects can include gardens, parks, public spaces or natural areas where landform, planting, water, access, use and visual quality must fit together.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include designing spatial layouts, preparing landscape schemes, conducting land surveys, using GIS, advising on soil and water protection, producing drawings and coordinating tender material.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project scale, design responsibility, client contact, technical drawing work, sustainability demands, planning coordination and whether the role covers concept design, detailed design or site follow-up.
Career paths
Paths can move from junior design support into project landscape architecture, public-space design, ecological planning, urban design coordination, tender work, project leadership or specialist soil, planting or GIS roles.
Good to know
Check adverts for project types, software, drawing responsibility, site visits, tender duties, planning authority contact, sustainability expectations and whether the role is mainly concept design or delivery support.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for landscape architect work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Landscape service activities
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is landscape designer.
Explore this activityArchitectural activities
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include landscape designer, architect and interior architect.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Landscape Architects
17-1012.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
37-1012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
81.3Landscape service activities71.11Architectural activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Landscape architects (2162)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/52207284-2681-40d3-a317-ec81ca1b3e41 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2162.1 |
| ISCO group | 2162 |
| Concept type | Occupation |