Landscape Architect Career and Immigration options for Australia
Landscape Architect Plans and designs land areas for projects such as open space networks, parks, schools, institutions, roads, external areas for all building types, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial and residential sites.
Profile Title: Landscape Architect Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Not Defined
ANZSCO Code: 232112 | Unit Code: 2321
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years
Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Not Defined
Profile Description: Plans and designs land areas for projects such as open space networks, parks, schools, institutions, roads, external areas for all building types, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial and residential sites.
Job Duties:
- obtaining advice from clients and management to determine type, style and size of planned buildings and alterations to existing buildings
- providing information regarding designs, materials and estimated building times
- preparing project documentation, including sketches and scale drawings, and integrating structural, mechanical and aesthetic elements in final designs
- writing specifications and contract documents for use by builders and calling tenders on behalf of clients
- consulting with Professionals and clients about external area designs, costs and construction
- compiling and analysing site and community data about geographical and ecological features, landforms, soils, vegetation, site hydrology, visual characteristics and human-made structures, to formulate land use and development recommendations, and for preparing environmental impact statements
- preparing reports, site plans, working drawings, specifications and cost estimates for land development, showing location and details of proposals, including ground modelling, structures, vegetation and access
- inspecting construction work in progress to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and quality standards
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required.
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored
Registration or Licensing: may be required
Industries: Architects and Landscape Architects are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Construction; and Public Administration and Safety
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Architects and Landscape Architects is Bachelor degree (41.8 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Architects and Landscape Architects is expected to be average (between 10,001 and 25,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (32.3 per cent) and the median age is 41 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: The female share of Architects and Landscape Architects is 30.0 per cent and 77.3 per cent of Architects and Landscape Architects work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 41.7 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,238 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation rose moderately in the past five years and in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Architects and Landscape Architects to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.
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