There are currently an estimated 23,600 landscape architects in the United States. The landscape architect job market is expected to grow by 0.8% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are landscape architects?
CareerExplorer rates landscape architects with a D employability rating, meaning this career should provide weak employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 4,100 landscape architects. That number is based on 200 additional landscape architects, and the retirement of 3,900 existing landscape architects.
What’s the supply of landscape architects?
The landscape architect industry is concentrated in California, Florida, New York
Landscape Architect job market by state
| State Name | Employed Landscape Architects |
|---|---|
| California | 2,470 |
| Florida | 1,550 |
| New York | 1,330 |
| Texas | 1,060 |
| Ohio | 940 |
| Washington | 890 |
| Massachusetts | 860 |
| Virginia | 740 |
| Georgia | 740 |
| Pennsylvania | 640 |
| Arizona | 590 |
| Colorado | 560 |
| Wisconsin | 490 |
| South Carolina | 440 |
| Maryland | 430 |
| Oregon | 420 |
| Michigan | 380 |
| Connecticut | 350 |
| North Carolina | 340 |
| New Jersey | 320 |
| Illinois | 310 |
| Missouri | 270 |
| Minnesota | 250 |
| Kansas | 220 |
| Iowa | 220 |
| Indiana | 210 |
| Utah | 180 |
| Tennessee | 160 |
| Oklahoma | 140 |
| Louisiana | 140 |
| Kentucky | 130 |
| New Hampshire | 110 |
| Nebraska | 110 |
| Hawaii | 110 |
| Arkansas | 90 |
| North Dakota | 60 |
| Wyoming | 60 |
| Alabama | 40 |
| West Virginia | 40 |
| Idaho | 40 |
| Maine | 30 |
| District of Columbia | 30 |
| Nevada | 30 |