Landscape Architects
SOC 17-1012 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $101,134per year
- Projected openings
- 2,050
- Projected change
- +3.8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $124,380 | 330 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $113,932 | 310 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $111,747 | 120 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $104,926 | 180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $101,832 | 470 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $101,208 | 70 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $100,702 | 60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $100,294 | 270 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $98,208 | 260 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $95,605 | 370 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $86,683 | 40 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $80,859 | 50 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $62,296
- A quarter earn under
- $77,058
- Half earn under
- $101,134
- Three quarters earn under
- $135,921
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $192,512
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $111,578 | 9,910 | +7.5% |
| Civil Engineers | $125,929 | 38,210 | +8.2% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $89,039 | 152,190 | +6.8% |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | $78,662 | 10,740 | +7% |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $85,827 | 6,450 | +4.1% |
Programs that train for this job — 4
Landscape Design Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,804
Landscape Construction Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,896
Horticulture: Landscape Design Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,463
Horticulture: Plant Science and Horticulture Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,296