Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Architect to land planner

An architect already meets 29% of what the land planner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From architect
29 % overlap
Distant match
To land planner
10 You already bring
13 Still to learn
38 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.1/ 100

1 How much of what a land planner is expected to do is already part of an architect’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the land planner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A land planner role treats 6 of its required skills as things an architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • engineering principles
  • execute feasibility study
  • provide technical expertise
  • topography
  • urban planning
  • zoning codes

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A land planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held zoning codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held advise on building matters communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held urban planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held architecture regulations business, administration and law
  • already held topography engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the land planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn green building standards required
  • still to learn surveying methods required
  • still to learn civil engineering required
  • still to learn surveying required
  • still to learn technical drawings required
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn geographic information systems required
  • still to learn environmental policy required
  • still to learn geography required
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
03 information skills 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn compare survey computations required
  • still to learn process collected survey data required
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held record survey data optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn advise on architectural matters required
  • still to learn advise on use of land required
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn urban planning law required
06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a land planner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held execute feasibility study skill
  • already held provide technical expertise skill
  • already held topography knowledge
  • already held urban planning knowledge
  • already held zoning codes knowledge
  • already held advise on building matters skill
  • already held architecture regulations knowledge
  • already held building codes knowledge
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
  • optional, not held document survey operations optional
  • optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
  • optional, not held record survey data optional
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held advise architects optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held compile GIS-data optional
  • optional, not held determine property boundaries optional
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held perform surveying calculations optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
  • optional, not held promote sustainability optional
85 held skills the land planner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on building materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
  • not needed by the target role airtight construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role architectural theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
  • not needed by the target role assess heating and cooling systems skill
  • not needed by the target role building information modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct field work skill
  • not needed by the target role consider building constraints in architectural designs skill
  • not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create architectural sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
  • not needed by the target role design building air tightness skill
  • not needed by the target role design building envelope systems skill
  • not needed by the target role design building retrofitting solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role design buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design harmonious architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design microclimates in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role design open spaces skill
  • not needed by the target role design passive energy measures skill
  • not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
  • not needed by the target role design window and glazing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a specific interior design skill
  • not needed by the target role develop architectural plans skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure infrastructure accessibility skill

45 further entries not listed here

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn geographic information systems required
  • still to learn green building standards required
  • still to learn surveying methods required
  • still to learn civil engineering required
  • still to learn environmental policy required
  • still to learn geography required
  • still to learn surveying required
  • still to learn technical drawings required
  • still to learn urban planning law required
  • optional, not held rural development strategies optional
  • optional, not held spatial planning optional
  • optional, not held geodesy optional
  • optional, not held geology optional
  • optional, not held photogrammetry optional
Index

Other moves recorded from architect

Full index of moves from architect

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an architect become a land planner?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An architect already covers 29% of what a land planner is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 6 of which the land planner role treats as required.

What skills does an architect need to become a land planner?

13 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is advise on architectural matters.

How hard is the move from architect to land planner?

Its learning distance is 71.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.