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Licensure

In recognition of the impact of the landscape architecture profession on public health, safety, and welfare, states regulate landscape architects through licensure.

Landscape architects often work with other licensed professionals including architects and civil/environmental engineers.

For more information please check out ASLA Licensure.

Professional Organizations to Join

Landscape Architecture Job Outlook

Employment of landscape architects is projected to increase by 4% from 2018 - 2028. There has never been a more critical time for landscape architects. The need for planning and developing new and existing landscapes is expected to drive employment growth, along with the ever-increasing presence of environmental concerns and the increased demand for sustainably designed buildings and landscapes. You can find more information at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections.

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Job Shadow

Job Shadow is an excellent experience for the students and it's a great way for the professional community to meet and inspire the next generation of professionals. Learn more!

LAF's Interviews with Leaders in Landscape
Check out ASLA's Career Discovery brochure about what is landscape architecture!

Employers of UMD LARC Graduates

AB Consultants
AECOM
American Society for Engineering Education
Angler Environmental
Ann P. Stokes Landscape Architects
Annapolis Landscape Architects
Appletree Landscape Architects
Arentz Landscape Architects
Ayers Saint Gross
Baltimore County Government, Office of Planning
Beechtree Landscape and Design
Ben Dyer Associates, Inc.
Benning & Associates
Board of the Baltimore County Commission for Environmental Quality
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Bozzuto Construction
BP Realty Investments, LLC.
Brickman
Burgess & Niple Inc.
Business Engineering, Inc.
Campion Landscape Architecture
Capitol Development Design, Inc.
Cedar Ridge Community Church
Chapel Valley Landscaping
City of Sanford, North Carolina
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Clearwater Landscape & Nursery
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Maryland
Coulter, Jewell, and Thames, PA
Daft, McCune, Walker, Inc.
Davis, Bowen, & Friedel Inc.
Department of Parks and Recreations, NYC
Design Collective, Inc.
Design Workshop
Dewberry
DHM Design
Earth Scape Design
Environmental Quality Resources, Inc.
Facchina Construction
Frederick County Public Schools
Frederick Ward Associates
G.E. Fielder & Associates
Glenwood Gardens
Grace E. Fielder and Associates
Graham Landscape Architecture
Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.
Gregory Lombardi Design
Gutschick, Little & Weber, P.A.
Heike Nolke Landscape Architect
HFF, LP
Hill International
Historic London Town Gardens
HMH Landscape Architecture
Homestead Gardens
International HNTB Company
Johnson, Mirand, & Thompson
KCI Technologies
KTU&A
Land Care Group, Inc.
Land Design South
Landscape Architecture Firm
Landscape Design, Inc.
Lewis Scully Gionet Inc.
Lockwood Kessler & Bartlett, Inc.
Long & Foster, REALTORS
Lush Designs
Mahan Rykiel Associates
Maryland National Capital Planning Commission
Meridian Development
Montgomery County Public Schools
Morris & Ritchie Associates Inc.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Neighborhood Design Center
Nelson, Byrd, Woltz
New York Restoration Project
Organic Approach
P.E.L.A. Design, Inc.
Parker Rodriguez Inc.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Patton Harris Rust & Associates
Petro Design/Build Inc.
Pleasant Living
Resource Design
Robert Brown Associates
Rodgers Consulting
Sabra, Wang & Associates, Inc.
Salt Lake City Corporation
SavATree
Scape Landscape Architecture
Scott Brinitzer Design Associates
Sebastian Landscape Design
Shaw Farm CSA
Shawmut Design and Construction
Simone Jaffe Collins, Landscape Architecture
Site Design Group, Inc.
Site Resources Inc.
Skye Design Studio, Ltd.
Slater Associates
Soltesz Associates Inc.
South Fork Studio Landscape Architecture
STACK Coordination
State Highway Commission
State of Maryland
Stephen Einstein & Associates, P.C.
Strata Design Assoc., Inc.
STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture, PC
StudioLFG
Sun Nurseries
The Edgecombe Group, Inc.
The Faux Group
The Laurel Group
The Low Impact Development Center
The Onyx Group
The Planning center|DC&E
The Sequoia Company
Toole Design Group
TSG Services
University of Maryland, Facilities Management
Urban Engineering & Associates
Urban, Ltd.
USDA Forest Service
Marcris, Hendricks & Glascow
Vika, Inc.
Vitrum Studios
William C. Smith Construction
William H. Gordon Associates Inc.
ZAI

Landscape Architecture Career Information

In recent decades, the concern for a better natural and built environment has grown significantly. This national and global involvement has increased professional employment opportunities for the landscape architect. Landscape architects hold positions in private design firms and corporations, public agencies and on the faculties of universities and colleges. Types of work attracting graduating students include the following:

Design and planning for historic areas, residences, resort developments, health care facilities and academic campuses;
Design for urban parks, plazas and streetscapes; Landscape planning for waterways, coastal areas and the vegetation and wildlife they influence;
Feasibility studies and site planning for commercial and industrial centers and new communities;
Land planning, land management and master planning projects;
Ecological restoration;
Recreational and playground areas;
Reclamation of mined lands, landfill sites and abandoned properties.

Current List of Job Opportunities

Private Practice

Graduates pursuing jobs in private practice follow a well defined path from entry level to partner. Movement up the ladder from one level to the next typically takes 4 or 5 years depending on the size of the firm and the work habits of the individual. Salary information for the MD/DC/VA area is available from the bureau of labor statistics.

Entry Level ($45-60K)

Design - Graphic Presentations - Construction Details - Site Layout - Specifications - Site Inventory & Analysis - Computer-aided Design (CAD) - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Project Manager ($60-85K)

Design - Quality Control - Technical Supervision – Budgeting - Construction Management - Estimation

Associate ($85-110K)

Design - Client Communication - Proposal Submission - Project Supervision

Principal/Partner/President ($110K+)

Design - Hiring Decisions - New Directions – Marketing - Client Communication

Public and Non-Profit Practice

Graduates pursuing jobs in the public and non-profit areas follow career paths laid out by their employers. Our students work in federal, state and municipal agencies including Planning and Zoning, Recreation and Parks, Transportation, US Military (as civilians), and Community Forestry to name a few. Graduates pursuing non-profit careers work at Land Trusts, Public Gardens, Conservation Organizations, Design Centers, and any organization that provides design and conservation services to aid the general public.

EMPLOYERS

Interested in hiring one of our students or alum? Please send us a job ad and we will be more than happy to send it out to our students and alumni! We will also post it on our Current List of Job Opportunities. Please email Marcina Garner at mmarcie@umd.edu with the opportunity. Thanks!