Architects, Except Landscape and Naval:

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

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About the Job

Indiana Average Salary $83,930.00
Average Time to Fill 43 days
Typical Education Bachelor's degree
Typical Experience Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 1,345
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) 6.07 %

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Skills Profile


Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
Information Gathering
Written Communication
Creativity
Integrity
Numerical and Arithmetic Application
Problem-solving
Organization
Leadership
Decision-making
Oral Communication
Technology and Tool Usage
Adaptability

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Thinking Creatively

Design interior space to meet customer specifications
Design office layout
Incorporate green or environmental protection features into the design of systems, structures, or facilities
Design construction projects
Develop informational maps or charts
Develop graphic designs or models
Develop graphic art
Develop engineering policies, procedures, or standards
Design water conservation systems
Develop simple informational data repositories or databases
Write business project or bid proposals

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Estimate costs of design or construction materials
Estimate engineering project costs
Convert design specifications to cost estimates
Bid work projects
Estimate construction project costs
Prepare cost estimates
Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects
Calculate grades and elevations
Judge distances between two points

Getting Information

Review maps to determine location or routes
Review architectural, mapping, or drafting related codes and specifications
Research engineering designs or applications
Interpret architectural or engineering information from blueprints or schematics
Review engineering data or reports
Survey land or properties
Conduct interviews to gather architectual, engineering, or construction related information
Investigate environmental impact of projects and activities
Research property records

Analyzing Data or Information

Interpret artifacts, architectural features, or structures
Evaluate product design
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality
Analyze spatial data
Interpret aerial photographs
Perform cost benefit analysis
Perform architectural, mapping, or drafting related research

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Plan construction of structures or facilities
Direct design or development activities
Plan commercial art or design projects
Design structures or facilities
Manage projects to keep within time, cost, and quality guidelines
Develop plans for architectural, mapping, or drafting related programs, projects, or services

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Evaluate information in documents or manuscripts
Study the architectural features of various structures
Study artifacts
Analyze project proposals or data to determine feasibility, cost, or time
Evaluate costs of completed projects

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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Adobe Indesign
Architectural Design
Building Codes
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Creative Suite
Professional Architect
Project Design

Related Licensing Requirements

Architect (18-0000000017)

For information on certification requirements, please contact the Board of Registration for Architects & Landscape Architects at //www.in.gov/pla/architect.htm

- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency~Board of Registration for Architects & Landscape Architects (3172343022)
- http://www.in.gov/pla/architect.htm