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Landscape Architects vs Urban and Regional Planners

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Landscape Architects and Urban and Regional Planners 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 Urban and Regional Planners
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$79,660
$83,720
Employment · BLS OEWS
19,580
43,040
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
73rd pct
94th pct

At a glance

Dimension Landscape Architects Urban and Regional Planners
Median pay $79,660 $83,720
Employment 19,580 43,040
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.5%) About average (+3.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,700 3,400
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 73rd pct High · 94th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 70th pct · 37% of tasks 78th pct · 41% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (52.1%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes No

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: Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Written Comprehension, Originality, Visualization, Written Expression, Fluency of Ideas, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Geography, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Problem Sensitivity, Category Flexibility, Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Coordination, Operations Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Writing, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Time Management, Information Ordering, Service Orientation, Administration and Management, Law and Government.

Specific to Landscape Architects

  • Design
  • Building and Construction
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Biology
  • Mathematics

Specific to Urban and Regional Planners

  • Transportation
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Communications and Media
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

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 , Desktop publishing 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 Urban and Regional Planners

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Landscape Architects or Urban and Regional Planners — 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 Urban and Regional Planners." 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-urban-and-regional-planners

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Singulariki. (2026). Landscape Architects vs Urban and Regional Planners. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/landscape-architects-vs-urban-and-regional-planners

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