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Urban and Regional Planners
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Urban and Regional Planners

Government and Public Administration In demand
Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

What an urban and regional planner does

Become an urban and regional planner

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good urban and regional planner

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Urban And Regional Planner job outlook

  • There are 2,557 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 281 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology