Future Career
By: Emma Eccles
Architect
One of my future careers is an architect. An architect is a person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises them being built.
Schooling
On average going to school for architecture is 9-10 years. 5 years of undergraduate + 3 more years of graduate. You must complete requirements of IDP (internship development program)
Architects
Blueprints
Blueprints are plans for a building.
3D model
Some architects build small 3D models of the building to see what it will look like.
Construction
Then comes building.
Annual income
Income
The average annual income is $79,300. You usually earn about $38.13 an hour. Top 10% earn more than $119,410 a year but the bottom 10% earn less than $44,030. 50% annual incomes of 56,180 - 93,350.
Skills needed for this job.
~ design talent
~ engineering ability
~ social awareness
~ legal knowledge and more!