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Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property. (O'Net 17-1011.00)
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Architect,
Architectural Designer,
Architectural Project Manager,
Architectural Superintendent,
Building Consultant,
City Designer
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Career Video
for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
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| Locations
| May 2009 |
| hourly rates |
annual rates |
| Average |
Median |
Midrange |
Average |
Median |
Midrange |
| Vermont |
$46.08 |
$35.41 |
$29.57 -
$55.07
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$ 95,840 |
$ 73,660 |
$ 61,510 -
$114,550
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| Burlington-South Burlington MSA |
$35.29 |
$32.97 |
$29.00 -
$36.16
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$ 73,400 |
$ 68,580 |
$ 60,320 -
$ 75,210
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| Northern Vermont Balance of State |
$36.40 |
$31.91 |
$25.11 -
$47.33
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$ 75,710 |
$ 66,370 |
$ 52,220 -
$ 98,460
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source: Occupational Employment Statistics, Vermont Labor Market Information, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released June 2010. |
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| Location |
Employment |
Annual % change
(compounded) |
Annual job openings
(due to growth and
net replacements) |
| 2008 |
2018 |
| Vermont |
381 |
433 |
1.3% |
11 |
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source: Employment Projections, Vermont Economic & Labor Market Information, in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released August 2010. |
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| Industry |
Vermont |
2008
Employment |
Percent
of Total |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
183 |
49% |
| Total Self-Employed and Unpaid Family Workers, Primary Job |
148 |
39% |
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source: Employment Projections, Vermont Economic & Labor Market Information, in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released August 2010. |
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Consult with client to determine functional and spatial requirements of structure. |
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Prepare scale drawings. |
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Plan layout of project. |
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Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. |
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Integrate engineering element into unified design. |
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Prepare contract documents for building contractors. |
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Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents. |
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Conduct periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with plans. |
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Seek new work opportunities through marketing, writing proposals, or giving presentations. |
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Administer construction contracts. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated March 2003 |
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Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
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Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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Communicating with Persons Outside Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
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Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment - Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
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Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
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Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
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Interacting With Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Investigative - Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2008 |
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Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
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Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
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Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
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Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
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Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
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Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
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Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. |
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Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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| source: Vermont Department of Labor, Licensed & Certified Occupations in Vermont, 2009. |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
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Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
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Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval updated June 2009 |
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| source: National Center for Education Statistics 2000 Classification of Instructional Programs
and Consortium of Vermont Colleges. |
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Limited to people looking for jobs and the jobs advertised through VDOL
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| Look for statewide information over the latest 12 months for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval . |
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| Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. |
| Handbook occupations related to Architects, Except Landscape and Naval : |
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| O*NET™ Online |
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O*NET Online is an interactive web site for those interested in exploring occupations through O*NET, The Occupational Information Network database.
All of the descriptive information on this page comes from the O*NET database, version 14.0, released July 2009.
The O*NET database takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. |
| For additional information on Architects, Except Landscape and Naval , go to
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
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