Architecture

[The Godfather]

Is Architecture a nice paying career? I'm thinking about attending college in Architecture, but i need a little more information. Any advice?

I heard a lot of architects make more money than some attorneys. I've seen some statistics that many senior architects make like $140 per hour.

Thanks for any help.

 

[KLin]

My uncle clears 3/4 of a million per year as an architect/building consultant.

 

[JDrake]

I heard they make decent... my brother is going to UPenn for architecture

 

[Ryan]

How about choosing something you like?

 

[HamSupLo]

well, relative to the amount of time/money you spend in school, arch doesn't pay that much. it was listed as one of the important, but low paid jobs in a CNN Money article.

 

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by: KLin
My uncle clears 3/4 of a million per year as an architect/building consultant.

Ohh thats great to hear.

 

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
well, relative to the amount of time/money you spend in school, arch doesn't pay that much. it was listed as one of the important, but low paid jobs in a CNN Money article.

Hmm Then what does pay good? I was thinking about looking into those guys that work in the stock market. I hear they get good pay.

 

[BrokenVisage]

George Costanza?

 

[CycloWizard]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
George Costanza?

Don't you mean... Art van Delay?

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
George Costanza?

Don't you mean... Art van Delay?

Good call :laugh:

But actually, Art was his Importer/Exporter alibi.

 

[HamSupLo]

i think you're better off finding out something that you'll enjoy doing rather than basing it on pay

 

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
i think you're better off finding out something that you'll enjoy doing rather than basing it on pay

No. Thats stupid. I want to do something with my life.

I have a question.

Lets say someone graduates from MIT or some other big school as an architect. They must make good money right?

 

[Demo24]

skill, design, and previous work means a lot more than a piece of paper saying your good. Admitted the piece of paper is needed to a degree, mostly so that customers know the building will stand

 

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
skill, design, and previous work means a lot more than a piece of paper saying your good. Admitted the piece of paper is needed to a degree, mostly so that customers know the building will stand

Yes, see what i wonder is. Lets say i graduate, will i be able to find a nice paying job once i get out of college? I've seen people spend years after they come out of college looking for a job.

I want to go into a nice paying field and have insurance that i will be able to find jobs.

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: The Godfather

Originally posted by: DEMO24
skill, design, and previous work means a lot more than a piece of paper saying your good. Admitted the piece of paper is needed to a degree, mostly so that customers know the building will stand

Yes, see what i wonder is. Lets say i graduate, will i be able to find a nice paying job once i get out of college? I've seen people spend years after they come out of college looking for a job.

I want to go into a nice paying field and have insurance that i will be able to find jobs.

Yeah, you'll be able to get a job right out of college and it will pay very well

 

[Epic Fail]

starting pay for archie grad is very very low.

 

[dartworth]

I know about 10 architects...it seems to me that the only people making the big $ are the firm owners/partners

 

[The Godfather]

Hmm.. how about a Business degree? Or as i said, maybe the stock brokers or whatever they call them?

 

[dandruff]

Originally posted by: The Godfather
Is Architecture a nice paying career? I'm thinking about attending college in Architecture, but i need a little more information. Any advice?

I heard a lot of architects make more money than some attorneys. I've seen some statistics that many senior architects make like $140 per hour.

Thanks for any help.

$140/hr is the billing rate (what a firm bills to a client) ... not the salary they make ...

do a search on a recent post on exactly this topic ...

 

[PhilsPhan]

Originally posted by: joedrake
I heard they make decent... my brother is going to UPenn for architecture

I hope it is graduate school...if not Sucks to be Him...U Penn doesn't offer a degree in Architeture only liberal arts to undergrads. Penn Programs Compare this to a real architecture degree see Philadelphia University

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
i think you're better off finding out something that you'll enjoy doing rather than basing it on pay

Originally posted by: Ryan
How about choosing something you like?

QFT. Unless architecture is what you really like, do yourself a favor, and consider your options carefully. If you like what you are doing, chances are you would be good at it, and you will have no problems getting employed.

 

[Ilikepiedoyou]

Unless you are pasionate about architecture then you will fail. Even if you are pasionate, you will most likely fail. Only one in ten make it though an accredited architecture school. Only one out of ten of those students actually ends up practicing. So right there is a one in hundred chance. The supply of architects out of school is so many times higher than the demand that some firms don't have to pay their interns anything while they are working towards there 700 credits/3 years to get there stamp/lisence. The average technical draftsperson makes not much more than 20K out of school. Also if you start at a large firm you will most likely mike slightly more such as 25K out of school but you will spend 2 decades doing window and door schedules. Most architects don't hit there prime till after 50.

 

[AtlantaBob]

I teach architecture students, although I'm not an architect. They spend easily 60-70 hours a week in their classes and studio. Starting pay isn't that great, especially for the hours they work. I wouldn't do it unless you're crazy about it. If you just want to earn money, go and get an entreprenurial business degree, but be warned, you'll have to put in some hard work sometime during your life.

 

[The Godfather]

Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
I teach architecture students, although I'm not an architect. They spend easily 60-70 hours a week in their classes and studio. Starting pay isn't that great, especially for the hours they work. I wouldn't do it unless you're crazy about it. If you just want to earn money, go and get an entreprenurial business degree, but be warned, you'll have to put in some hard work sometime during your life.

You are right. Thats why i mentioned business earlier.

Can i ask, when i do get a business degree, how does that help me? I won't be able to start a company right away, so what will i be employed as? A businessman? :S

 

[Mrvile]

It can pay well...but it's one of those jobs. Hard work and you have to be GOOD!