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| Career Outlook |
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| Landscape design specialists are key to achieving aesthetically pleasing and functional outdoor space for many private and public projects (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional). Potential career positions include landscape designer, landscape contractor and landscape planner. Other areas of interest include landscape maintenance, management, nursery worker and business owner. |
- Identify and maintain plant material;
- Diagnose and treat plant pests and diseases;
- Quickly grasp new concepts and techniques;
- Design, install and maintain a variety of landscape projects; and more.
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| TSTC graduates can gain credibility and earnings with experience and industry certifications. For example, the Texas Department of Agriculture offers a Pesticide Applicator Noncommercial License. Individuals can also apply for an Irrigator License through the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Graduating students can apply for their Texas Certified Landscape Professional Certificate through the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association. |
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| A Landscape Contractor applicant must meet the following requirements: |
- be 18 years of age on or before the day of the exam
- have been a full-time employee of a landscape firm for at least six months within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of examination;
- meet one of the following educational requirements:
- hold a bachelor degree in a landscape design, installation, or management curriculum, or
- an associate degree in an unrelated field plus two years work experience in landscape design, installation or management.
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