Plan and design land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

• Landscape Architect

• Compile and analyze data on conditions such as location, drainage, and location of structures for environmental reports and landscaping plans.
• Confer with clients, engineering personnel, and architects on overall program.
• Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise client and construction personnel.
• Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates for land development, coordinating arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures.

• advise clients or customers
• analyze ecosystem data
• analyze project proposal to determine feasibility, cost, or time
• analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
• analyze spatial data
• analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications
• bid engineering, construction or extraction projects
• collect scientific or technical data
• communicate technical information
• compile numerical or statistical data
• confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
• convert design specifications to cost estimates
• design construction projects
• develop or maintain databases
• develop plans for programs or projects
• develop tables depicting data
• draw maps or charts
• draw prototypes, plans, or maps to scale
• estimate time needed for project
• estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects
• follow horticulture irrigation techniques
• inspect project operations, or site to determine specification compliance
• interpret aerial photographs
• interpret maps for architecture, construction, or engineering project
• judge soil conditions
• make presentations
• obtain information from individuals
• prepare environmental impact or related environmental reports
• prepare reports
• prepare technical reports or related documentation
• read blueprints
• read maps
• read technical drawings
• research property records
• understand engineering data or reports
• understand property documents
• use building or land use regulations
• use computer aided drafting or design software for design, drafting, modeling, or other engineering tasks
• use computer graphics design software
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use drafting or mechanical drawing techniques
• use field notes in technical drawings
• use government regulations
• use graphic arts techniques
• use knowledge of regulations in surveying or construction activities
• use mathematical or statistical methods to identify or analyze problems
• use project management techniques
• use relational database software
• use spreadsheet software
• use technical regulations for engineering problems
• use word processing or desktop publishing software
• work as a team member
• write business project or bid proposals