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.
Also called: Director of Landscape Architecture and Planning, Golf Course Architect, Land Planner, Landscape Architect
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- design
- building and construction
- customer service
- management
- public safety and security
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- create new and original ideas
- group things in different ways
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Innovation
- Cooperation
Technology:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Bentley Microstation
- Trimble SketchUp Pro
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
