Urban and land use planners
Community and support services
NOC 21202
Filmed in 
Kamloops
A Kamloops community planner tells Brian that it takes teamwork and creativity to move a plan from concept to reality. He reviews applications, reads maps, attends meetings and submits reports. His biggest reward: solving people’s problems.

What to know

Annual Earnings
$92,058
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities
University Degree
Job Openings
(2024-2034)
1,290

Top Skills

Every job calls for a certain set of skills. Knowing those skills is the first step in finding a good career fit.

Here, you will find the 10 most relevant workplace skills. Some are more important to achieving success in a certain career than others. These skills may come naturally to you or you may need to gain them through education, training and experience.

See the list of work-related skills below, ranked in order of importance for this career. Check out the list and see if this career matches your skills—take that first step!

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Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

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Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

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Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Systems Analysis

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment will affect outcomes.

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Complex Problem Solving

Being able to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.

Systems Evaluation

Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, while meeting the goals of the system.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

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