Landscape architect to interior landscaper
A landscape architect already meets 22% of what the interior landscaper role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.5/ 100
1 How much of what an interior landscaper is expected to do is already part of a landscape 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 interior landscaper role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An interior landscaper role treats 4 of its required skills as things a landscape architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop architectural plans
- landscaping materials
- plant species
- specify landscape design components
What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An interior landscaper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landscape architect background worth leading with.
- already held specify landscape design components communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design landscape schemes communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create landscape designs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held landscaping materials agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held operate landscaping equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held develop architectural plans communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the interior landscaper role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- still to learn assist in interior plant projects required
- still to learn perform weed control operations required
- still to learn prepare planting area required
- still to learn prune hedges and trees required
- still to learn transport physical resources within the work area required
- optional, not held enhance landscapes optional
- still to learn create plant displays required
- still to learn prepare artificial plant displays required
- still to learn prepare flower arrangements required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- optional, not held work in a landscape team optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn plant disease control required
- still to learn pest control in plants required
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- still to learn plants contribution to indoor climate and health conditions required
- still to learn environmental indoor quality required
- still to learn design principles required
- still to learn perform pest control required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an interior landscaper role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess risks and implications of a design practise this
- 02 create plant displays practise this
- 03 plants contribution to indoor climate and health conditions study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held develop architectural plans skill
- already held landscaping materials knowledge
- already held plant species knowledge
- already held specify landscape design components skill
- already held create landscape designs skill
- already held design landscape schemes skill
- already held operate landscaping equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn assess risks and implications of a design required
- optional, not held build garden masonry optional
- optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held enhance landscapes optional
- optional, not held build garden masonry optional
- optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
- optional, not held work in a landscape team optional
- optional, not held agronomy optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
45 held skills the interior landscaper role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on landscapes skill
- not needed by the target role advise on soil and water protection skill
- not needed by the target role aesthetics knowledge
- not needed by the target role architecture regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role build a product's physical model skill
- not needed by the target role carry out tendering skill
- not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
- not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
- not needed by the target role create GIS reports skill
- not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
- not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
- not needed by the target role ecology knowledge
- 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 finish project within budget skill
- not needed by the target role flower and plant products knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
- not needed by the target role forest conservation knowledge
- not needed by the target role green building practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role green space strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role historic architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role horticulture principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role integrate measures in architectural designs skill
- not needed by the target role landscape analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role landscape design knowledge
- not needed by the target role lead hard landscape projects skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role manage landscape design projects skill
- not needed by the target role promote sustainability skill
- not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- not needed by the target role provide technical expertise skill
- not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role urban planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
5 further entries not listed here
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn plants contribution to indoor climate and health conditions required
- still to learn environmental indoor quality required
- still to learn plant disease control required
- still to learn design principles required
- still to learn pest control in plants required
- optional, not held agronomy optional
Common questions about this move
Can a landscape architect become an interior landscaper?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A landscape architect already covers 22% of what an interior landscaper is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the interior landscaper role treats as required.
What skills does a landscape architect need to become an interior landscaper?
16 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is assess risks and implications of a design.
How hard is the move from landscape architect to interior landscaper?
Its learning distance is 78.5 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.