Will AI replace Landscape Architects?
AI reaches some of this job’s work, but most of it stays with people.
35/100
Moderate exposure
More exposed to AI than 52% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 67% of the work
What the job involves
Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(13)
- Analyze data on conditions such as site location, drainage, or structure location for environmental reports or landscaping plans.
- Prepare site plans, specifications, or cost estimates for land development.
- Collaborate with architects or related professionals on whole building design to maximize the aesthetic features of structures or surrounding land and to improve energy efficiency.
- Integrate existing land features or landscaping into designs.
- Prepare graphic representations or drawings of proposed plans or designs.
and 8 more
Out of reach(6)
- Confer with clients, engineering personnel, or architects on landscape projects.
- Inspect landscape work to ensure compliance with specifications, evaluate quality of materials or work, or advise clients or construction personnel.
- Inspect proposed sites to identify structural elements of land areas or other important site information, such as soil condition, existing landscaping, or the proximity of water management facilities.
- Collaborate with estimators to cost projects, create project plans, or coordinate bids from landscaping contractors.
- Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentations to generate new work opportunities.
and 1 more
Also called
Landscape Designer · Land Planner · Landscape Architect · Site Planner · Golf Course Architect · Environmental Planner · Golf Course Designer · AP BD+C (Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction)
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics