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Landscape Architects vs Civil Engineers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Landscape Architects and Civil Engineers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Landscape Architects Civil Engineers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$79,660
$99,590
Employment · BLS OEWS
19,580
355,410
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
73rd pct
69th pct

At a glance

Dimension Landscape Architects Civil Engineers
Median pay $79,660 $99,590
Employment 19,580 355,410
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.5%) About average (+5.0%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,700 23,600
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 73rd pct High · 69th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 70th pct · 37% of tasks 57th pct · 30% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (52.1%) Augmentation-leaning (35.8%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Design, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Written Comprehension, Visualization, Building and Construction, Written Expression, Fluency of Ideas, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Problem Sensitivity, Category Flexibility, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Operations Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Engineering and Technology, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Writing, Active Learning, Time Management, Information Ordering, Administration and Management, Mathematics.

Specific to Landscape Architects

  • Originality
  • Geography
  • Coordination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Biology
  • Service Orientation

Specific to Civil Engineers

  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Science
  • Systems Analysis
  • Number Facility
  • Physics
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Far Vision

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Computer aided design CAD software , Geographic information system , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Document management software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software , Word processing software .

Specific to Landscape Architects

Specific to Civil Engineers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Landscape Architects or Civil Engineers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Landscape Architects vs Civil Engineers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/landscape-architects-vs-civil-engineers

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Singulariki. (2026). Landscape Architects vs Civil Engineers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/landscape-architects-vs-civil-engineers

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