Landscape Architect
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CAREER OVERVIEW
Plans and designs land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities; airports; highways; hospitals; schools; land subdivisions; and commercial, industrial and residential sites.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Designing and arranging objects
- Designing structures and land use
- Drafting drawings for buildings and equipment
- Explaining diagrams
- Giving advice on building plans and projects
- Operating computers to lay out designs and colors
- Planning project activities
AVERAGE SALARY
- $76,890 (annually)
- $36.97 (hourly)
SALARY RANGES
- $119,340 – $60,560 (annually)
- $57.38 – $29.12 (hourly)
*SOURCE: Occupational Employment Statistics Program, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Colorado. Updated from July 2024. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Key Trades Opportunities
- Administrative
- CAD/Drafter
- Carpenter
- Carpet Installer
- Concrete Finishing
- Craft Laborer
- Drywall Installer
- Electrician
- Elevator Installer & Repair
- Enclosures
- Estimator
- Glazier
- Hazardous Materials Tech
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- HVAC Tech
- Ironworker
- Landscape Architect
- Mason (Brick, Block, Stone)
- Painter
- Pipefitter
- Pipelayer
- Plumber
- Project Engineer
- Project Manager
- Roofer
- Safety & Risk Management
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Superintendent
- Tile & Wood Installer
- Truck Driver
- Welder
- Wind Technician