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Landscape Architects
About Landscape Architects: Landscape architects (or also called landscape designers)design outdoor areas so that they are both attractive to the eye and able to be used easily. For example, most public parks would not be nearly as beautiful or well laid out without the work of landscape architects. Nearly any outdoor public place in relatively close proximity to moderately populated areas has been worked on by landscape architects.
Preparation: A landscape architect must possess certain skills and interests in order for the job to work. Creativity is certainly a necessary skill for a landscape architect; being able to visualize what a certain work will look like as well. A decent knowledge of geometry is extremely important. A landscape architet also needs skills involving other people. For anyone who is interested in becoming a landscape architect, there are several high school electives that are good preparationfor a career in lanscape design. Some obvious electives are Art, Computer-Assisted Drawing(CAD), and Horticulture. Many landscape architects are likely to start their own businesses, so some other courses that would be helpful to take include Accounting, Entrepreneurship, and Introduction to Business. A College degree is not always a requirement to get a job in this area, but 88% of lanscape architects have a bachelor's degree of higher.* Only 2% of landscape architects have less high school education, GED, or an appreniceship.* The other 10% have only some college education(including accossiates degree).* *Statistics are from National data for architects, except naval (SOC 17-1010).
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Sources: Bereau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos039.htm#top Ohio Career Information System http://ohcis.intocareers.org/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100113&TopicNum=0 Complete Guide to Landscaping Meredith Books, 2005 Interview with Kevin from Allison Landscaping http://www.allisonlandscaping.com/
A Day in Landscaping: There is much that happens in an average work day for a landscape architect. Each day starts between 4:30am and 7am when the architect meets with work crews and goes over what will be going on that day. Another portion of the day includes working in an office to design and price landscapes. This time may also be used to do paperwork. Next the architect may meet with current and potential clients to discuss what they are looking for. When the day finally ends, the time could be anywhere from 3pm to 7:30pm.
Outlook and Job Opportunities: In the United States, job outlook for landscape architects is expected to grow. This growth is to be somewhat higher than that of the national average of all occupations.
Salary and Benefits: The median yearly salary for a landscape architect in the United States is approximately $57,600. There are also many non-monetary benefits of being a landscape architect. Working as a landscape architect helps mainain a healthy mind and body with all of the creative and physical work involved. Another benefit is also that there is generally little rush to get a project finished becuase many buyers do not neccessarily need to have these projects done -- it is merely for their pleasure and enjoyment. Some aspects of this job can also be relaxing, like walking around beautiful new outdoor areas knowing what it used to be.
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Comparison to Personal Profile: I think this job would be fitting for me because I am very creative and l can talk to people. These are vital skills for a landscape architect.
