How To Become A Site Planner: What It Is and Career Path

What is a site planner and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a site planner. For example, did you know that they make an average of $32.38 an hour? That's $67,359 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 18% and produce 22,900 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreSite PlannerUS Average

Salary

5.3

Avg. Salary $67,359

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.6

Growth rate 18%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.2

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24%

Asian 6.09%

Black or African American 11.24%

Hispanic or Latino 16.39%

Unknown 4.74%

White 61.30%

Gender

female 28.85%

male 71.15%

Age - 36

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 36

Stress level

7.6

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.3

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.0

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a site planner

Explore site planner education requirements

Most common site planner degrees

Bachelor's

63.1 %

Associate

18.8 %

Master's

11.3 %

Start to develop specific site planner skills

Skills	Percentages
BOM	20.54%
Autocad	17.95%
Production Schedules	13.06%
ERP	11.72%
CAD	8.04%

Complete relevant site planner training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New site planners learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a site planner based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real site planner resumes.

Research site planner duties and responsibilities

Resolve issues regarding logistics, repair cycles, materials returns and cross-contamination; manage all supply-chain relate escalated issues.
Project coordination, and production design aspects of civil engineering and architectural document development using AutoCAD software.
Translate and organize all field notes to AutoCAD for architects use.
Coordinate planning & scheduling activities for assign commodities utilizing advance planning tools to model simulate, & release optimize material plans.

Apply for site planner jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a site planner job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do site planners rate their job?

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Site planner reviews

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