Landscape Architecture

What the Numbers Say About Landscape Architecture

Federal agencies employ 311 people in the Landscape Architecture occupation (OPM code 807), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.3% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Landscape Architecture pays $116,259 per year on average, 5.8% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.5% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 8) groups Landscape Architecture together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Landscape Architecture postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Engineering and Architecture Group family (29 occupations, 142,526 employees combined), Landscape Architecture holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.