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Overview
Landscape designers plan outdoor public spaces, parks, gardens, landmarks and private gardens so places work environmentally, socially and visually. The work links site analysis, plant choices, drawings and design plans.
In job descriptions, look for landscape design, site surveys, planting, ecology, topography, construction plans, rainwater management, pest control, client presentations and project coordination.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Landscape designers turn outdoor sites into practical design proposals. Work can include site visits, landscape analysis, drawings, planting concepts, construction-plan review and coordination with clients, supervisors or contractors.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include design principles, ecology, topography, plant species, horticulture, surveying methods and rainwater thinking. Drawing skill matters because ideas must become plans that others can price, approve and build.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project size, public or private setting, design responsibility, site-survey work, construction coordination, presentation duties and specialist knowledge of plants, ecology or water management. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move from garden design or drafting into project design, landscape architecture support, hard landscape projects, public-space planning, horticultural consulting or design studio leadership.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention gardens, parks, public spaces, planting plans, CAD or drawing tools, site surveys, rainwater, construction documents and client presentations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific 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 architect.
Explore this activityArchitectural activities
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include landscape architect, interior architect and 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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Landscape Architects
17-1012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
81.3Landscape service activities71.11Architectural activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
landscape architect (2162.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a424aa0f-b3f1-41fb-901f-85e05fed83ed |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2162.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 2162 |
| Concept type | Occupation |