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Landscape Architects

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  • Job description
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2021-2025
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals design landscaping projects and oversee their construction. These projects include commercial, office buildings, parks, golf courses, and residential projects. Landscape Architects are self-employed or work for:

  • Architect, engineer, or consultant firms
  • Environmental organizations
  • The public service
  • Landscaping companies

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Climatic conditions

Main tasks

  • Determine the clientele’s landscaping needs.
  • Design plans taking into consideration the characteristics of the land (landscape, buildings, climate, and use).
  • Prepare or supervise the execution of detailed sketches, specifications, plans, and models.
  • Evaluate costs and review project bids.
  • Carry out environmental assessments.
  • Ensure the conservation and reconstruction of historical sites.
  • Study the physical planning of communities and neighbourhoods.
  • Participate in urban planning studies and draft design guidelines.
  • Direct and supervise the construction of landscaping projects.

Hourly wage

Not available.

Job prospects for 2021-2025

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Job prospects for 2021-2025

Job prospects

All of Québec

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All of Québec

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Total jobs for 2020

All of Québec

700

All of Québec

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Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
55.2% Female
44.8% Male

Not available.
  • 55.2% Female
  • 44.8% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage

All of Québec

Not available.

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Architectural, Engineering and Related Services and Specialized Design Services
    NAICS 5413, 5414
    52% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    21% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    17% of jobs
  4. Construction
    NAICS 23
    2% of jobs
  5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    NAICS 339
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    6% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Architectural, Engineering and Related Services and Specialized Design Services
    NAICS 5413, 5414
    52% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    21% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    17% of jobs
  4. Construction
    NAICS 23
    2% of jobs
  5. Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    NAICS 339
    2% of jobs
  6. Others
    6% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

University

Environmental design
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 59.4%

33.3% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 100%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
Landscape architecture
Bachelor’s degree

Placement rate: 65%

35% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 85.7%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
Urban architecture and planning
Master’s degree

Placement rate: 100%

More on graduates’ employment situation
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
  • Université de Montréal
  • McGill University

Sometimes required

  • A Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture may be required.
  • Two years of experience in landscape design are usually required.
  • An interview with the Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec (AAPQ [Quebec Association of Landscaping Architects]) is usually required to obtain accreditation.
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification may be required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Active listening
  • Reading comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Oral expression
  • Information processing
  • Operation analysis
  • Written expression
  • Time management
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Critical thought
  • Solving complex problems
  • Active learning
  • Social perception
  • Persuasion
  • System analysis
  • Human resource management
  • Teaching
  • Result evaluation
  • Systems evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Service oriented
  • Mathematics
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Oral comprehension
  • Verbal skills
  • Written comprehension
  • Visualization
  • Classification
  • Written expression
  • Originality
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Awareness of issues
  • Near vision
  • Idea generation
  • Speech clarity
  • Information organization
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Speech recognition
  • Selective attention
  • Basic numeracy
  • Time sharing
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Processing flexibility
  • Distance vision
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Capacity to influence and mobilize
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Knowledge of mathematics
  • Respect standards and regulations
  • Creativity
  • Capacity for synthesis
  • Sense of observation
  • Knowledge of buildings and construction
  • Knowledge of design
  • Open-mindedness

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Create, design
  • Work outdoors

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Artistic
People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Additional information

Note about CNP

Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.

Official name of the NOC 2152 (21201)

Landscape architects

Job titles

  • Landscape architect
  • Senior landscape architect

Skill type

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

Related occupations

  • Architects
  • Architecture and science managers
  • Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
  • Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
  • Urban and land use planners

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Last update: December 22, 2022

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