Landscape Architects
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
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 55.2% Female
- 44.8% Male
- 55.2% Female
- 44.8% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5413, 541452% of jobs
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NAICS 9121% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 5617% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 3392% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 5413, 541452% of jobs
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NAICS 9121% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 5617% of jobs
-
NAICS 232% of jobs
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NAICS 3392% of jobs
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Others6% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
University
Environmental design
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 59.4%
33.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
Landscape architecture
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 65%
35% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 85.7%
Urban architecture and planning
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
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
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
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.
Official name of the NOC 2152
Landscape architects
Job titles
- Landscape architect
- Senior landscape architect
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: May 5, 2022
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