Series 0807

Landscape Architecture

Landscape architects who design and manage outdoor spaces, such as parks, trails, and grounds, so they are safe, functional, and attractive. Most jobs are with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0800 Engineering and Architecture Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 102
Open now: 8
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+95%)
Demand score: 61/100
Remote opportunity score: 38/100
Veteran opportunity score: 82/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$103,755 to $139,218 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 52%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 48%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 34%
Telework eligible (open now): 38%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Army (52)
Department of the Interior (30)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (10)
Department of the Navy (4)
Department of Agriculture (3)

Top states

Alaska (11)
District of Columbia (11)
Texas (9)
California (6)
Arkansas (5)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March and are lowest in December.

Typical postings for series 0807 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	7% below average
February	About average
March	20% above average
April	About average
May	9% below average
June	About average
July	About average
August	About average
September	About average
October	About average
November	6% below average
December	15% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0807 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	299
FY 2019	364
FY 2020	345
FY 2021	315
FY 2022	399
FY 2023	359
FY 2024	337
FY 2025	131
FY 2026	90

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0807 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	6
Jan 2026	4
Feb 2026	2
Mar 2026	11
Apr 2026	11
May 2026	8
Jun 2026	4
Jul 2026	9
Aug 2026	12
Sep 2026	15
Oct 2026	14
Nov 2026 (month to date)	6

0801 General Engineering 3,680 postings in 12 months
0810 Civil Engineering 1,496 postings in 12 months
0830 Mechanical Engineering 1,428 postings in 12 months
0850 Electrical Engineering 1,230 postings in 12 months
0802 Engineering Technical 1,075 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.