CAREER OVERVIEW  

Plans and designs land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities; airports; highways; hospitals; schools; land subdivisions; and commercial, industrial and residential sites.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Designing and arranging objects
• Designing structures and land use
• Drafting drawings for buildings and equipment
• Explaining diagrams
• Giving advice on building plans and projects
• Operating computers to lay out designs and colors
• Planning project activities

AVERAGE SALARY

• $75,650 (annually)
• $36.37 (hourly)

SALARY RANGES 

• $28.86 – $49.71 (hourly)
• $60,030 – $103,400 (annual) 

*SOURCE: Occupational Employment Statistics Program, US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, for Colorado, from May 2020. https://www.bls.gov/oes/

 * Low range wage rates based on the 25^th percentile wage level. High range wage rates based on the 90^th percentile wage level.

VIDEO SOURCE: careeronestop.org by the U.S. Department of Labor