{"data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-08","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0). O*NET data: CC BY 4.0, O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA).","url":"https://educationguide.com/careers/landscape-architects","ids":{"soc_2018":"17-1012","slug":"landscape-architects"},"soc":"17-1012","slug":"landscape-architects","title":"Landscape Architects","description":"Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.","wage":{"median":79870,"p10":54770,"p25":64170,"p75":104090,"p90":130190,"mean":88780,"jobs":19600,"year":"May 2025"},"states":{"AL":101220,"AR":60840,"AZ":75310,"CA":98380,"CO":78290,"CT":76680,"DC":85100,"FL":79650,"GA":73570,"IA":87270,"ID":73950,"IL":67460,"IN":64980,"KS":73760,"KY":68460,"MA":88000,"MD":92880,"ME":82440,"MI":77670,"MO":76670,"MT":81330,"NC":83420,"NE":62170,"NH":71500,"NJ":95020,"NM":71990,"NV":85140,"NY":87360,"OH":63790,"OK":64370,"OR":73600,"PA":77130,"PR":50960,"RI":85420,"SD":70620,"TN":95250,"TX":89220,"UT":94430,"VA":81380,"VT":69740,"WA":76720,"WI":69520},"metros":{"FL":[{"name":"Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach","wage":82630,"jobs":370},{"name":"Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford","wage":79650,"jobs":180},{"name":"Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater","wage":77040,"jobs":120},{"name":"Jacksonville","wage":80610,"jobs":70},{"name":"North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota","wage":82070,"jobs":60},{"name":"Cape Coral-Fort Myers","wage":80880,"jobs":50},{"name":"Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach","wage":77450,"jobs":50},{"name":"Lakeland-Winter Haven","wage":77220,"jobs":30}],"CA":[{"name":"San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont","wage":119730,"jobs":610},{"name":"Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim","wage":95760,"jobs":570},{"name":"San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad","wage":83190,"jobs":210},{"name":"Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario","wage":101640,"jobs":150},{"name":"Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom","wage":106030,"jobs":150},{"name":"San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles","wage":77570,"jobs":90},{"name":"San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara","wage":119910,"jobs":70},{"name":"Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura","wage":81350,"jobs":50}],"VA":[{"name":"Washington-Arlington-Alexandria","wage":89350,"jobs":850},{"name":"Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk","wage":79130,"jobs":70},{"name":"Richmond","wage":81380,"jobs":60}]},"outlook":{"jobs2025":23.5,"jobs2035":24.5,"growth":4.4,"openings_k":1.7,"entry":"Bachelor's degree","experience":"None","training":"Internship/residency"},"jobZone":4,"education":{"hs_or_less":0,"some_college_or_associate":0,"bachelors":0.85,"graduate":0.15},"interests":{"scores":{"R":5.42,"I":4.73,"A":4.68,"S":2.67,"E":3.65,"C":3.7},"code":"RIA"},"skills":["Reading Comprehension","Active Listening","Speaking","Critical Thinking","Writing"],"knowledge":["Design","Building and Construction","Geography","Engineering and Technology","English Language"],"workStyles":["Innovation","Attention to Detail","Dependability","Intellectual Curiosity","Achievement Orientation"],"young":{"workers_n":348,"baPlusShare":0.8959,"medianAll":71594,"medianBa":75562,"years":"2020-2024","ages":"25-34"},"fields":[{"fod1p":"1401","label":"Architecture","share":0.5797,"degrees":[{"slug":"architecture","name":"Architecture"},{"slug":"architectural-sciences-and-technology","name":"Architectural Sciences and Technology"}]},{"fod1p":"6200","label":"General Business","share":0.036,"degrees":[{"slug":"business","name":"Business"}]},{"fod1p":"6004","label":"Commercial Art And Graphic Design","share":0.0263,"degrees":[{"slug":"graphic-interior-fashion-design","name":"Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design"}]},{"fod1p":"1105","label":"Plant Science And Agronomy","share":0.0259,"degrees":[{"slug":"plant-sciences","name":"Plant Sciences"}]},{"fod1p":"1301","label":"Environmental Science","share":0.0256,"degrees":[{"slug":"environmental-science-conservation","name":"Environmental Science / Conservation"}]},{"fod1p":"4801","label":"Philosophy And Religious Studies","share":0.0233,"degrees":[{"slug":"philosophy","name":"Philosophy"},{"slug":"religious-studies","name":"Religious Studies"}]},{"fod1p":"6207","label":"Finance","share":0.0178,"degrees":[{"slug":"finance","name":"Finance"},{"slug":"insurance","name":"Insurance"}]},{"fod1p":"6005","label":"Film Video And Photographic Arts","share":0.0125,"degrees":[{"slug":"film-and-photography","name":"Film and Photography"}]},{"fod1p":"5500","label":"General Social Sciences","share":0.0117,"degrees":[{"slug":"social-sciences","name":"Social Sciences"},{"slug":"social-sciences-other","name":"Social Sciences, Other"}]},{"fod1p":"3301","label":"English Language And Literature","share":0.0109,"degrees":[{"slug":"english","name":"English"}]}],"sources":{"wage":"BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 (U.S., states, metro areas)","outlook":"BLS Employment Projections 2025-35","onet":"O*NET 31.0: description, job zone, required education (worker survey), interests, skills, knowledge, work styles","young":"Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year microdata: employed ages 25-34 with at least a high school diploma; share with a bachelor's+, median earnings (not enrolled, earnings > 0), fields of bachelor's degree (EducationGuide calculation)"},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers"}