Life & Physical Science
Urban & Regional Planners
SOC 19-3051
Plan how communities grow, balancing housing, transport, and the environment.
Median pay
$89k
$72k to $110k typical range
Outlook
Growing
3k openings / yr
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
66th pct
More exposed than 66% of occupations · modeled estimate · 94th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.