Landscape Architects build complex problem solving, coordination and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Civil Engineers (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civil Engineers | 85% | $100,840 | +26% | None |
| 2 | Architectural and Civil Drafters | 81% | $66,150 | −17% | None |
| 3 | Environmental Restoration Planners | 78% | $82,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health” | Not compared | Graduate degree |
| 4 | Transportation Engineers | 75% | $100,840Pay for the broader BLS group “Civil Engineers” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Interior Designers | 73% | $67,190 | −16% | None |
| 6 | Water Resource Specialists | 72% | $167,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Natural Sciences Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 72% | $64,950 | −19% | None |
| 8 | Wind Energy Engineers | 71% | $122,930Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 9 | Environmental Engineers | 71% | $107,110 | +34% | None |
| 10 | Sustainability Specialists | 70% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Landscape Architects, median $79,870. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as landscape architects (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $100,840 · +26% pay
Systems Analysis · Repairing · Technology Design
81% skill match · $66,150 · −17% pay
Programming · Technology Design
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
78% skill match · $82,220 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Operations Monitoring · Systems Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Civil Engineers (85% skill match, median $100,840), Architectural and Civil Drafters (81% skill match, median $66,150) and Environmental Restoration Planners (78% skill match, median $82,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 8 pay more than landscape architects at the median. The biggest increases: Environmental Engineers (+34%, $107,110), Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers (+33%, $106,220) and Geographers (+28%, $102,040).
23 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 2 usually need a graduate degree: Environmental Restoration Planners and Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.