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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for Landscape Architects. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Thinking Creatively92
2.Making Decisions and Solving Problems90
3.Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment89
4.Getting Information86
5.Communicating with Persons Outside Organization81
6.Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates80
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events80
8.Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships79
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work79
10.Performing for or Working Directly with the Public78
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
92
81
Change the spacing on a printed reportAdapt popular music for a high school marching bandCreate new computer software
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
90
78
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
89
65
Specify the lighting for a work areaSpecify the furnishings for a new schoolDraw the electronic circuitry for a high-speed scientific computer
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
86
68
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
81
77
Have little contact with people outside the organizationMake standard presentations about available servicesPrepare or deliver press releases
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
80
74
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
80
56
Test an automobile transmissionJudge the acceptability of food productsDetermine the reaction of a virus to a new drug
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
79
73
Exchange greetings with a coworkerMaintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clientsGain cooperation from a culturally diverse group of executives hostile to your company
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
79
74
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
78
71
Tend a highway toll boothSell shoes in a popular shoe storePerform a monologue on national TV