Skills
38 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
13 skills
Essential skills / competences
6 skills
Optional knowledge
7 skills
Optional skills / competences
12 skills
Overview
Land planners visit sites, collect land data and prepare plans for land use and development, balancing survey information, technical drawings, zoning and safety of proposed development.
In job descriptions, look for GIS, surveying, topography, feasibility studies, zoning codes, land surveys, GPS data, property boundaries, local authorities, sustainability and development plans.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Land planners combine site visits, survey data and planning documents. They assess how land can be used, developed and connected while keeping safety, zoning and sustainability visible.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes GIS, surveying, topography, technical drawings, feasibility studies, zoning codes, GPS data and dialogue with local authorities. Some roles lean more toward urban planning, others toward land surveys.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project scale, planning responsibility, survey complexity, GIS depth, authority contact, sustainability requirements and whether the role signs off technical advice.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward urban planning, spatial planning, land development, GIS coordination, surveying leadership, sustainability planning or project management for development schemes.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name site visits, land-use plans, survey instruments, property boundaries, GIS data, local-authority contact, feasibility studies and responsibility for safety advice.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
Town and traffic planners (2164)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/44508e7b-f56b-4bfb-9cd6-879838aecd94 |
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| ESCO code | 2164.1 |
| ISCO group | 2164 |
| Concept type | Occupation |