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What's an Urban Planner?
For starters, an urban planner tries to make life better for people, creating environments that are functional, healthy, and comfortable. Government agencies (like your city or town) often employ planners. So do architectural and engineering firms, and even real-estate developers.
To do this job, you want to think about the best way a community can use its land and resources. Whether it's designing a beautiful city park, curbing congestion, or combating pollution, you have to find creative solutions to complicated problems. Urban planners earn about $50,000 a year.