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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Also called: Architect, Design Architect, Planner, Project Architect

What they do:

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

On the job, you would:
  • Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction.
  • Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
  • Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.
On the job, you'll need:

Engineering and Technology

  • design
  • building and construction

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Arts and Humanities

  • English language
  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture

Business

  • management

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Ideas and Logic

  • come up with lots of ideas
  • create new and original ideas

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Integrity

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Data base user interface and query software

  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
  • Amazon Redshift

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $82,840

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.