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Landscape

Overview

The parks, green spaces, and nature trails you enjoy and explore are all designed and maintained by Singapore's landscape industry. This growing sector transforms our nation into a City in Nature.

About industry

The landscape industry designs, builds, and maintains green spaces across Singapore, such as parks, rooftop greenery and vertical landscapes on buildings. You could work as landscape workers handling planting, landscape architects creating green spaces, horticulturists caring for plants, or arborists managing trees. The industry enhances public wellbeing, supports biodiversity, and maintains our green city reputation.
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Industry facts

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    Singapore plans to add 200 hectares of nature parks, 190 kilometres of nature ways, and 160 kilometres of park connectors by 2030.
  2. 02

    About 1,000 new and redesigned jobs are expected over five years as the sector adopts digital technology.
  3. 03

    Approximately 12,000 professionals work in Singapore's landscape sector, creating diverse career opportunities.

Digitalisation and Technology Adoption

The landscape sector is introducing digital tools like remote tree measurement systems and grass height sensors to make work more precise and efficient. This technology moves roles beyond manual work toward activities that combine hands-on skills with digital expertise. Technology complements rather than replaces workers, since landscaping still needs your human judgement and care to maintain green spaces.

Skills Development and Professionalisation

New talent is being developed through education and training programmes. The Landscape Sector Transformation Plan focuses on upskilling workers through mechanisation and enhanced training. Skills in automation, urban ecology and biodiversity, skyrise greening techniques, and understanding microclimates in green spaces, are in demand.

Expansion Beyond Traditional Landscaping

The sector is expanding beyond basic landscaping to create Singapore's City in Nature through innovative solutions like therapeutic gardens for seniors and special needs communities, urban farms fostering social connections, and skyrise greenery on buildings. You'll work on projects combining landscape design with community engagement, sustainability, and urban planning whilst contributing to environmental care and education.
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