# Landscape Architects

> 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.

- **SOC code:** 17-1012.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-1012-00
- **Also known as:** Golf Course Architect, Landscape Architect, Landscape Planner, Park Planner, AP BD+C (Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction), Land Planner, Landscape Designer, Planner
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.
- Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
- Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.
- Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
- Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
- Inspect proposed sites to identify structural elements of land areas or other important site information, such as soil condition, existing landscaping, or the proximity of water management facilities.
- Create landscapes that minimize water consumption such as by incorporating drought-resistant grasses or indigenous plants.
- Collaborate with estimators to cost projects, create project plans, or coordinate bids from landscaping contractors.
- Develop planting plans to help clients garden productively or to achieve particular aesthetic effects.
- Present project plans or designs to public stakeholders, such as government agencies or community groups.

**Emerging tasks** (O*NET):
- Develop and facilitate community engagement campaigns and workshops to better understand the community's needs.
- Prepare ecological restoration or mitigation design plans to enhance or restore habitats.
- Use drone technology to survey large areas and gather accurate topographical data.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Design _(knowledge)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Speaking _(essential_skill)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Originality _(ability)_
- Visualization _(ability)_
- Building and Construction _(knowledge)_
- Written Expression _(ability)_
- Fluency of Ideas _(ability)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Visualization _(Specialized Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Geography _(Specialized Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Adobe Creative Cloud software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe Illustrator _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe InDesign _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Adobe Photoshop _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Autodesk AutoCAD _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Autodesk Revit _(hot technology, in demand)_
- ESRI ArcGIS software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology, in demand)_

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 74th percentile (High) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.):** 76th percentile (High) — source: felten_aioe.
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 70th percentile (High) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 73rd percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Frey–Osborne (2013, historical computerization estimate):** 23rd percentile — kept separate from current-era studies.
- **Remote-capable (Dingel–Neiman):** yes — task structure, not who actually works remote.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 3.5% growth (About average); 1.7k annual openings; 21.8k → 22.6k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $79,660; 19,580 employed.

## How people actually use AI here

Anthropic Economic Index — measured AI conversations mapped to this occupation's tasks:

- **Automation vs augmentation:** 27% automation, 52% augmentation (usage-weighted).
- **Autonomy median:** 4.0 (higher = AI acts more independently).
- **Dominant collaboration mode:** task iteration.

**Tasks most handed to AI here:**
- Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities. _(2.0% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs. _(0.6% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Develop planting plans for clients to assist them to garden productively or achieve particular aesthetic effects. _(0.4% of measured AI use; task iteration)_
- Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development. _(0.4% of measured AI use; task iteration)_

**Example prompts (honest phrasings of the tasks above — starting points, not endorsed instructions):**
- Help me develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities.
- Help me prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
- Help me develop planting plans for clients to assist them to garden productively or achieve particular aesthetic effects.
- Help me prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE
- **Frey & Osborne (2013)** (frey-osborne-automation) — academic. https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/the-future-of-employment/
- **Dingel & Neiman (2020)** (dingel-neiman-workathome) — academic. https://github.com/jdingel/DingelNeiman-workathome

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-1012-00_