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Industries Employing

Landscape Architects

(SOC Code : 17-1012)

in California

Plan and design land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Employers are usually looking for candidates with a Bachelor's degree .

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2023	1st Qtr	$52.25	$37.63	$49.42	$63.13

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Total Job Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	3,200	3,300	100	3.1	2,570

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Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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Possible Licenses Required and Issuing Authority

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License Title

License Authority

Landscape Architect, Licensed

Department of Consumer Affairs
Landscape Architects Technical Committee
Licensing Unit
http://www.latc.ca.gov

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Architectural, Engineering, and Re

18,707

50.5%

Services to Buildings and Dwelli

22,599

4.1%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Environmental Design/Architecture

Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.

Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.

Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities.

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 graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.

Present project plans or designs to public stakeholders, such as government agencies or community groups.

Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.

Manage the work completed by subcontractors to ensure quality control.

Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)

Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Investigative - Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

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