RecordMove

Landscape architect to land planner

A landscape architect already meets 21% of what the land planner role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From landscape architect

Distant match

To land planner

8 You already bring

15 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

77.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a land planner 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 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 4 of its required skills as things a landscape architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

civil engineering
provide technical expertise
urban planning
zoning codes

What stands in the way is 15 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 8 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 a landscape architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held zoning codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held promote sustainability communication, collaboration and creativity
already held urban planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held architecture regulations business, administration and law
already held conduct land surveys information skills
already held civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the land planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 30 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 6 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn green building standards required
still to learn surveying methods required
still to learn topography required
still to learn engineering principles required
still to learn surveying required
still to learn technical drawings required

optional, not held spatial planning optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional

02 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn compare survey computations required
still to learn execute feasibility study required
still to learn process collected survey data required

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

03 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

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 advise on building matters 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held civil engineering knowledge
already held provide technical expertise skill
already held urban planning knowledge
already held zoning codes knowledge
already held architecture regulations knowledge
already held conduct land surveys skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held promote sustainability 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 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 advise on building matters optional
optional, not held building codes 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

44 held skills the land planner role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 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 communicate with local residents 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 landscape designs skill
not needed by the target role create thematic maps skill
not needed by the target role design landscape schemes skill
not needed by the target role design spatial layout of outdoor areas skill
not needed by the target role develop architectural plans 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 landscaping materials knowledge
not needed by the target role lead hard landscape projects skill
not needed by the target role manage landscape design projects skill
not needed by the target role operate landscaping equipment skill
not needed by the target role plant species knowledge
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role soil structure knowledge
not needed by the target role specify landscape design components skill
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill

4 further entries not listed here

16 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 topography required
still to learn engineering principles 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 building codes optional
optional, not held geodesy optional
optional, not held geology optional
optional, not held photogrammetry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from landscape architect

Full index of moves from landscape architect

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a landscape architect become a land planner?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A landscape architect already covers 21% of what a land planner is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the land planner role treats as required.

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

15 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 landscape architect to land planner?

Its learning distance is 77.3 out of 100, which is the career change 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.