diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/model.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/model.py
index 52fe6276e..4d2bc346c 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/model.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/model.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import google.cloud._helpers  # type: ignore
 from google.cloud.bigquery import _helpers
+from google.cloud.bigquery import standard_sql
 from google.cloud.bigquery.encryption_configuration import EncryptionConfiguration
 
 
@@ -171,26 +172,32 @@ def training_runs(self) -> Sequence[Dict[str, Any]]:
         )
 
     @property
-    def feature_columns(self) -> Sequence[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def feature_columns(self) -> Sequence[standard_sql.StandardSqlField]:
         """Input feature columns that were used to train this model.
 
         Read-only.
         """
-        return typing.cast(
+        resource: Sequence[Dict[str, Any]] = typing.cast(
             Sequence[Dict[str, Any]], self._properties.get("featureColumns", [])
         )
+        return [
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlField.from_api_repr(column) for column in resource
+        ]
 
     @property
-    def label_columns(self) -> Sequence[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    def label_columns(self) -> Sequence[standard_sql.StandardSqlField]:
         """Label columns that were used to train this model.
 
         The output of the model will have a ``predicted_`` prefix to these columns.
 
         Read-only.
         """
-        return typing.cast(
+        resource: Sequence[Dict[str, Any]] = typing.cast(
             Sequence[Dict[str, Any]], self._properties.get("labelColumns", [])
         )
+        return [
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlField.from_api_repr(column) for column in resource
+        ]
 
     @property
     def best_trial_id(self) -> Optional[int]:
diff --git a/tests/unit/model/test_model.py b/tests/unit/model/test_model.py
index 3cc1dd4c4..1ae988414 100644
--- a/tests/unit/model/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/unit/model/test_model.py
@@ -273,6 +273,46 @@ def test_build_resource(object_under_test, resource, filter_fields, expected):
     assert got == expected
 
 
+def test_feature_columns(object_under_test):
+    from google.cloud.bigquery import standard_sql
+
+    object_under_test._properties["featureColumns"] = [
+        {"name": "col_1", "type": {"typeKind": "STRING"}},
+        {"name": "col_2", "type": {"typeKind": "FLOAT64"}},
+    ]
+    expected = [
+        standard_sql.StandardSqlField(
+            "col_1",
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlDataType(standard_sql.StandardSqlTypeNames.STRING),
+        ),
+        standard_sql.StandardSqlField(
+            "col_2",
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlDataType(standard_sql.StandardSqlTypeNames.FLOAT64),
+        ),
+    ]
+    assert object_under_test.feature_columns == expected
+
+
+def test_label_columns(object_under_test):
+    from google.cloud.bigquery import standard_sql
+
+    object_under_test._properties["labelColumns"] = [
+        {"name": "col_1", "type": {"typeKind": "STRING"}},
+        {"name": "col_2", "type": {"typeKind": "FLOAT64"}},
+    ]
+    expected = [
+        standard_sql.StandardSqlField(
+            "col_1",
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlDataType(standard_sql.StandardSqlTypeNames.STRING),
+        ),
+        standard_sql.StandardSqlField(
+            "col_2",
+            standard_sql.StandardSqlDataType(standard_sql.StandardSqlTypeNames.FLOAT64),
+        ),
+    ]
+    assert object_under_test.label_columns == expected
+
+
 def test_set_description(object_under_test):
     assert not object_under_test.description
     object_under_test.description = "A model description."