Table 1Transition record

landscape designertolandscape architect

A landscape designer already meets 25% of what the landscape architect role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From landscape designer

25%

Overlap1

To landscape architect

12 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

76.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the landscape architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the landscape designer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A landscape architect role treats 5 of its required skills as things a landscape designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

develop architectural plans
ecology
landscape analysis
landscape architecture
manage landscape design projects

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A landscape architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a landscape designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held landscape analysis engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held manage landscape design projects management skills
already held create landscape designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held lead hard landscape projects management skills
already held landscaping materials agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
already held landscape architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the landscape architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held advise on landscapes required
required, not held design landscape schemes required
required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held specify landscape design components required
required, not held design spatial layout of outdoor areas required
required, not held integrate measures in architectural designs required

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held communicate with local residents optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held landscape design required
required, not held green space strategies required
required, not held urban planning required
required, not held zoning codes required

optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held historic architecture optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held aesthetics required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held architecture regulations required

06 working with computers 4 supplementary

optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held create thematic maps optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landscape architect role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop architectural plans skill
already held ecology knowledge
already held landscape analysis knowledge
already held landscape architecture knowledge
already held manage landscape design projects skill
already held characteristics of plants knowledge
already held create landscape designs skill
already held green building practices knowledge
already held horticulture principles knowledge
already held landscaping materials knowledge
already held lead hard landscape projects skill
already held plant species knowledge

The 6 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held finish project within budget optional
optional, not held follow work schedule optional

08 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 supplementary

optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional

09 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assess environmental impact optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held build a product's physical model optional

11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held flower and plant products optional

12 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate landscaping equipment optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on soil and water protection optional
optional, not held conduct land surveys optional
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held flower and plant products optional
optional, not held operate landscaping equipment optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
optional, not held build a product's physical model optional
optional, not held carry out tendering optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held communicate with local residents optional
optional, not held coordinate construction activities optional
optional, not held create GIS reports optional
optional, not held create thematic maps optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held finish project within budget optional
optional, not held follow work schedule optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional
optional, not held historic architecture optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held promote sustainability optional
optional, not held provide technical expertise optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional
optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
optional, not held use technical drawing software optional

29 held skills the landscape architect role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise supervisors skill
not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
not needed by the target role forest ecology knowledge
not needed by the target role green building standards knowledge
not needed by the target role green logistics knowledge
not needed by the target role horticultural design knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect project regulations skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role landscape architectural instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding landscaping skill
not needed by the target role make drawings skill
not needed by the target role manage rainwater skill
not needed by the target role perform pest control skill
not needed by the target role perform studies and field investigation skill
not needed by the target role perform weed control operations skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
not needed by the target role principles of landscape construction knowledge
not needed by the target role rainwater management knowledge
not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
not needed by the target role surveying methods knowledge
not needed by the target role topography knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in landscaping skill

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held architecture regulations required
required, not held landscape design required
required, not held aesthetics required
required, not held green space strategies required
required, not held urban planning required
required, not held zoning codes required
optional, not held energy efficiency optional
optional, not held flower and plant products optional
optional, not held soil structure optional
optional, not held zero-energy building design optional
optional, not held civil engineering optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held forest conservation optional
optional, not held historic architecture optional

Index

Other moves recorded from landscape designer

Full index of moves from landscape designer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.