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Landscape architecture
can be ‘cool’ career
With the national unemployment rate hovering
around 5 percent, many Americans are seeking new career opportunities. Career experts point to several fields where employment and compensation opportunities are set to boom.
It’s no surprise that financial services, information technology, and medical careers make everyone’s list - from FastCompany.com to CareerBuilder. There’s a new entry, however, to lists of fastest-growing professions in 2006 - landscape architect. For increasingly environmentally conscious job seekers, the profession can be the perfect marriage of “green” lifestyle and financial green.
“There is significant growth in demand for landscape architecture services across the board,” said Nancy C. Somerville, executive vice president and CEO of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). “The traditional market sectors - residential, parks and recreation, planning, commercial - have remained extremely strong. In addition, landscape architects are looked to as leaders in security design, stormwater management, environmental mitigation and green roofs. The profession is gaining visibility, and increased salaries are an indication of that.”
U.S. News & World Report cites landscape architect as one of the top careers for 2006. And the profession is featured in the book “Cool Careers for Dummies.” With urban development and redevel
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