Landscape architecture majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a landscape architecture degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in landscape architecture. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 2,039 landscape architecture major resumes to identify the jobs landscape architecture majors most prefer.

Highest-Paying Jobs With a Landscape Architecture Degree

  1. Starting Salary
    $54,000
    Job openings
    94,621
    Job Description:
    Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.
  2. Starting Salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    52,433
    Job Description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
  3. Starting Salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    54,358
    Job Description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  4. Starting Salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    15,269
    Job Description:
    Urban and regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
  5. Starting Salary
    $43,000
    Job openings
    77,084
    Top Locations:
    Chicago, IL;  New York, NY;  Pittsburgh, PA;  
    Job Description:
    Landscape architects design parks and the outdoor spaces of campuses, recreational facilities, private homes, and other open areas.
  6. Starting Salary
    $43,000
    Job openings
    58,152
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Los Angeles, CA;  San Francisco, CA;  
    Job Description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
  7. Starting Salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    49,449
    Top Locations:
    Denver, CO;  Phoenix, AZ;  Austin, TX;  
    Job Description:
    Landscape architects design parks and the outdoor spaces of campuses, recreational facilities, private homes, and other open areas.
  8. Starting Salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    57,981
    Top Locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Atlanta, GA;  
    Job Description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  9. Starting Salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    92,503
    Job Description:
    Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings. Most workers specialize in architectural, civil, electrical, or mechanical drafting and use technical drawings to help design everything from microchips to skyscrapers.
  10. Starting Salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    97,018
    Job Description:
    Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.

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What can you do with a landscape architecture degree?

Zippia created a landscape architecture career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in landscape architecture. The map shows the most common jobs landscape architecture majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average landscape architecture major salary

Landscape architecture major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with a landscape architecture bachelor's degree who work in the telecommunication industry have an average salary of $72,889, while those graduates who work in the manufacturing industry have an average salary of $49,268. If pay is important to you, then you should look for landscape architecture jobs in the telecommunication industry.

Average landscape architecture major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage Landscape Architecture Salary Landscape Architecture Salary Range
1Telecommunication
$72,889
$48k
$94k
2Construction
$65,823
$48k
$94k
3Hospitality
$61,401
$48k
$94k
4Professional
$58,364
$48k
$94k
5Technology
$56,350
$48k
$94k

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