Reply To: Value of a Planning Degree for a Landscape Architect

[Anonymous]

Just got back from a state APA conference in Dallas this morning.  One of the sessions yesterday talked about private vs. public sector.  Two of the respected, older planners both said you probably have to wait until you are a manager, in either a private sector firm or a public agency, before you start making decent money.  I tend to agree, and I am just starting to get into that role, nine years in, having started my career in the middle of last decade before the downturn.