Does design and drawing work inside an architecture firm while working toward (or instead of) a license.
You spend most of the day in Revit and Rhino building models and drawing sets for a mid-rise apartment building. You join a client call to show three lobby options and then update the drawings with their feedback.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Architecture degree; not yet (or not planning to be) licensed.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Architecture, Architectural Studies, Interior Architecture.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Follows architect demand.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI generates layouts, details and renders that juniors used to draw; designers who run projects and clients keep the most work.
Classes: Studio art or drawing, AP Calculus, Architectural drafting CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-1011.
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