Architecture & Engineering
Landscape Architects
SOC 17-1012
Design outdoor spaces like parks, campuses, and plazas.
The job
Median pay
$80k
$64k to $104k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.4% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
29/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
74th pct
More exposed than 74% of occupations · modeled estimate · 73rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
57/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,310 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $98k |
| Texas | 1,450 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $89k |
| Florida | 1,210 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $80k |
| North Carolina | 1,080 | 0.2 | 1.7× | $83k |
| New York | 920 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $87k |
| Pennsylvania | 910 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $77k |
| Maryland | 870 | 0.3 | 2.5× | $93k |
| Illinois | 810 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $67k |
| Washington | 760 | 0.2 | 1.7× | $77k |
| Colorado | 690 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $78k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 650 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $78k |
| Virginia | 570 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $81k |
| Massachusetts | 500 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $88k |
| Ohio | 480 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Indiana | 460 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $65k |
| Wisconsin | 450 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $70k |
| Georgia | 410 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $74k |
| Minnesota | 400 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $78k~ |
| Arizona | 390 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $75k |
| New Jersey | 360 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $95k |
| Oregon | 350 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $74k |
| South Carolina | 346 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $76k~ |
| Connecticut | 270 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $77k |
| Tennessee | 260 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $95k |
| Alabama | 230 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $101k |
| Nebraska | 190 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $62k |
| Nevada | 180 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $85k |
| Washington DC | 170 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $85k |
| Oklahoma | 170 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Idaho | 160 | 0.2 | 1.5× | $74k |
| Kansas | 150 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $74k |
| Kentucky | 140 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $68k |
| Louisiana | 110 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $76k~ |
| Maine | 110 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $82k |
| Missouri | 110 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $77k |
| Mississippi | 108 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $66k~ |
| Arkansas | 100 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $61k |
| Rhode Island | 90 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $85k |
| Utah | 90 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $94k |
| Iowa | 80 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $87k |
| Montana | 80 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $81k |
| South Dakota | 80 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $71k |
| West Virginia | 72 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $68k~ |
| Hawaii | 69 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $79k~ |
| New Hampshire | 50 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $72k |
| New Mexico | 50 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $72k |
| Alaska | 49 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $85k~ |
| North Dakota | 45 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $68k~ |
| Vermont | 42 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $70k~ |
| Wyoming | 35 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $77k~ |
| Delaware | 30 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $80k~ |
Top metro areas
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN850 jobs · $67k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV850 jobs · $89k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX630 jobs · $104k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA610 jobs · $120k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA600 jobs · $77k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA570 jobs · $96k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD560 jobs · $84k median
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD470 jobs · $93k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Landscape Architects interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.