Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a landscape architect can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a landscape architect already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Landscape architects plan and design the construction of gardens and natural spaces. They determine the specifications and distribution of the space. Moreover, landscape architects research and analyse the potential of the landscape at all stages, scales and contexts of the development process, combining, an understanding of the natural space with a sense of aesthetics in order to create a harmonious space.

Also known as landscape design expert, landscape engineer, landscape artist, landscapes architect, landscape design specialist, landscape expert, landscape specialist.

Professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: landscape designer, 30%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
landscape designer 30% covered civil drafter 23% covered architect 23% covered interior landscaper 22% covered land planner 21% covered landscape architect You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from landscape architect, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a landscape architect already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A landscape architect needs 18 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • advise on landscapes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • design landscape schemes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • landscape analysis engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • specify landscape design components communication, collaboration and creativity
  • landscape design engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage landscape design projects management skills
  • design spatial layout of outdoor areas communication, collaboration and creativity
  • integrate measures in architectural designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • landscape architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • develop architectural plans communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a landscape architect does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Landscape architect is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a landscape architect’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.