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Pathway: Social Services
Job: Urban & Regional Planner
Job Description
Planners develop long and short term land use plans to provide for growth and revitalization of urban, suburban and rural communities. They promote the best use of a community’s land and resources.
Necessary Education
Most entry level positions require a Master’s Degree although a Bachelor’s Degree with experience is sufficient for some positions
Helpful High School Courses
Communications, Computer Applications, English, Mathematics, Science
Working Conditions
- Usually work a 40-hour week, but evening meetings may be required
- Travel may be required to inspect features of land
- May spend most of their time in the field
- Work may require deadlines
- Work may involve political pressure generated by interest groups such as environmentalist
Salary Range
- 2003, Delaware average annual salary,
$48,540
- 2003, Delaware average hourly wage,
$23.33
Career Ladder Information
- Advance opportunities are limited without a Master’s Degree
- Various computer software models and statistical techniques is necessary
- AICP certification based on education, experience and passing an exam may increase promotion opportunities
Personal Qualities and Interests
You:
- Are flexible and able to reconcile different viewpoints
- Like making policy recommendations after careful research
- Have good communication and salesmanship skills
- Like public speaking
- Are able to think in terms of spatial relationships and visualize effects of planning and designing
- Are interested in statistics, geography and finance
Did you know?
- In large organizations or agencies, planners usually specialize in a single area such as transportation, housing, historic preservation, urban design or environmental issues.
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