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Career: Landscape Architects
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Confer with clients, engineering personnel, and architects on overall program. |
100
|
Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates for land development, coordinating arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures. |
100
|
Seek new work opportunities through marketing, writing proposals or giving presentations. |
100
|
Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, approve quality of materials and work, and advise client and construction personnel. |
100
|
Prepare graphic representations and drawings of proposed plans and designs. |
100
|
Compile and analyze data on conditions such as location, drainage, and location of structures for environmental reports and landscaping plans. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
87
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
86
|
Thinking Creatively
|
82
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
80
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
78
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
78
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
76
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
75
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
74
|
Getting Information
|
73
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
73
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
72
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
71
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
69
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
69
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
68
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
67
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
67
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
64
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
64
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
64
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
63
|
Processing Information
|
63
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
62
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
62
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
62
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
60
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
58
|
Interacting With Computers
|
58
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
55
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
55
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
55
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
53
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
47
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
35
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
28
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
24
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
21
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
16
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
4
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|