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Architects
Also called: Architect, Design Architect, Planner
Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
Also called: Architect, Design Architect, Planner
Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
What they do:
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
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.
KNOWLEDGESafety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
- design
- building and construction
- English language
- music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
- management
SKILLSBasic Skills
- reading work related information
- talking to others
- 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
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIESVisual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- come up with lots of ideas
- create new and original ideas
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
PERSONALITYPeople interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Innovation
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
TECHNOLOGYYou might use software like this on the job:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Trimble SketchUp Pro
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
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JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
Salary: High: $159,800.00
Median: $96,690.00
Low: $60,510.00
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