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How to become a Landscape Architect

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 风景园林工程技术人员

Researches, plans and designs landscapes and gardens, manages their protection, construction, upkeep and running, and gives technical advice.

Main tasks

Researching landscape architecture theory and developing related techniques
Drawing up plans for scenic areas, heritage sites, large scale landscapes, recreation areas and urban landscapes
Drawing up plans for urban and rural green space, park systems and biodiversity protection
Designing parks and their buildings, green spaces, urban public spaces, scenic area landscapes, paths, features, planting and water features
Carrying out ecological restoration and green walls and roofs, using landscape plants and protecting biodiversity
Managing the running of scenic areas, parks and green spaces and the construction and upkeep of landscape works
Assessing ancient and notable trees in towns and cities and reviving and protecting them
Collecting environmental, geological, hydrological and native plant information about scenic areas and towns
Writing tender documents for landscape projects and taking part in tenders
Preparing bills of quantities, cost estimates, budgets and final accounts for landscape projects
Giving technical advice on planning, building and managing landscape projects

Ways in

University: Architecture & Built Environment degrees, Offered by 52 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Architecture (0828); majors such as Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban and Rural Planning, Historic Building Conservation Engineering, Human Settlements Science and Technology, Urban Design. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Landscape Architecture Design (440105). Vocational major 440105 Landscape Architecture Design (风景园林设计), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Building Information Modelling (BIM); Construction Drawing Reading.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Landscape Engineering Technology (440104). Vocational major 440104 Landscape Engineering Technology (园林工程技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Constructor (Registered Construction Engineer); Building Information Modelling (BIM); Construction Drawing Reading.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Landscape Architecture Engineering (240104). Vocational major 240104 Landscape Architecture Engineering (园林景观工程), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Constructor (Registered Construction Engineer); Registered Architect; Registered Urban and Rural Planner; Building Information Modelling (BIM); Construction Drawing Reading.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Landscape Engineering (210202). Vocational major 210202 Landscape Engineering (园林工程), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Registered Urban and Rural Planner; Constructor (Registered Construction Engineer).; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: River Training, Port and Waterway Engineering (250204). Vocational major 250204 River Training, Port and Waterway Engineering (治河与港航工程), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Constructor (Registered Construction Engineer); Registered Civil Engineer; Civil Engineering Concrete Materials Testing; Building Information Modelling (BIM).; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering (250203). Vocational major 250203 Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering (水利水电工程), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Constructor (Registered Construction Engineer); Registered Civil Engineer; Civil Engineering Concrete Materials Testing; Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥79,500 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥55,200 to CN¥123,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥42,000 and one in ten more than CN¥192,300.
This is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥90,372 a year (2025), middle half CN¥69,000 to CN¥115,700.
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Engineering and Technical Personnel holds 2.35% of everyone employed in China; 17.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
48.9% are under 35, 45.1% are 35 to 54 and 6% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become a Landscape Architect?

Ways in include: Architecture & Built Environment degrees; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Landscape Architecture Design (440105); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Landscape Engineering Technology (440104).

How much does a Landscape Architect earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥79,500 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥90,372 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Landscape Architect?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Bureau of Statistics: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China, 2022 edition (public consultation draft) (2022 public consultation draft (1,636 occupations; final edition 1,639)), retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026