Urban and Land Use Planners

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What do Urban and Land Use Planners do?

Urban and land use planners prepare and recommend land development plans for urban and rural areas and remote regions.

How to become: Urban and Land Use Planners

A bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning, geography, architecture, engineering or a related discipline is required.

A master's degree in one of these disciplines may be required.

Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners is usually required.

Membership in a provincial planning institute may be required in some provinces. In Quebec, they must be members of the Ordre professionnel des urbanistes du Québec.

Where to study for a career as: Urban and Land Use Planners

Modified on December 15, 2023

How much do Urban and Land Use Planners make?

Low:
$44,720
Average:
$89,440
High:
$122,720

Job openings for Urban and Land Use Planners

Job Seekers:
2,000
Job Openings:
2,300