Most employers seek persons who have a master's degree in city planning or urban design. Sometimes employers will hire persons who have worked as a planner for a long time, but do not have a master's degree. A bachelor's degree in planning and a master's degree in a related field are good to have when persons look for their first job. Persons who are interested in becoming a city planner also should learn how to use a computer. Local government planning offices often hire college students to work during the summer.
Students can learn a lot before they get their first job after they graduate.
To become a certified planner, persons must take the right amount of classes, work in a planning office, and pass a test. Planners must be able to speak and write well. They must be good at making things fit in place so that everyone can shop, work, and go to school. The future Planners will be needed. Most of their work will result from population growth.