Everything You Need to Know About Being an Architect

Architects design structures such as houses, apartment complexes, shopping centers, office buildings, and factories. In addition to considering their physical appearance, they also make sure these structures will be functional, safe, economical, and suit the needs of the people who will use them.

The majority of the time, architects work in an office. There, they meet withclients, draftplans, work on cost estimates, file permit applications with municipal building departments, and help clients set up agreements with contractors.Architectsalso have to visit construction sites to check the progress of projects and make sure contractors are building them according to their plans.

According to Indeed.com, these are some typical job duties taken from online ads for architect jobs:

If you want tobecome an architect, you will have to earn a professional degree in architecture. You can complete one of the following programs offered at many colleges and universities:

In the United States, you will have to get a professionallicensefrom the state or municipality where you want to provide your services. To become a licensed architect, you must first earn a professional degree in architecture, complete a period of practical training or an internship, and pass all divisions of the ARE (Architect Registration Examination). In most states, continuing education is required to maintain licensure. To find out what the requirements are where you plan to work, use the Licensed Occupations Tool from CareerOneStop

While meeting your education and licensing requirements are essential, you also need certain personal qualities, known assoft skills, to succeed as an architect. These are some of them:

Here are some requirements from actual job announcements found onIndeed.com:

Occupation

Description

Median Annual Wage

(2016)

Minimum Required Education/Training

Landscape Architect

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Everything You Need to Know About Being an Architect