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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

in Washington State

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

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Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$21.83	$27.62	$35.04	$42.78	$53.71	$37.99

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	4,232	4,346	114	1.3	118

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	4,635	5,203	568	12.3	140

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Program Title

Architecture

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed .
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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O*NET Characteristics

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Top 10 Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Time Management

Reading Comprehension

Management of Personnel Resources

Coordination

Writing

Speaking

Operations Analysis

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
(0-100)high

Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time.

Consult with client to determine functional and spatial requirements of structure.

Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing drawings and specification documents.

Plan layout of project.

Prepare contract documents for building contractors.

Prepare scale drawings.

Integrate engineering element into unified design.

Conduct periodic on-site observation of work during construction to monitor compliance with plans.

Administer construction contracts.

Represent client in obtaining bids and awarding construction contracts.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Interacting With Computers

Thinking Creatively

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization

Getting Information

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Achievement

Independence

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
(0-100)high

Artistic

Realistic

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Alternate Titles

Architect, Architectural Designer, Architectural Project Manager, Architectural Superintendent, Building Consultant, City Designer, Commercial Green Building Architect, Commercial Green Building Designer, Commercial Green Retrofit Architect, Design Architect, Facilities Planner, Green Building Architect, Green Building Design Specialist, Green Building Materials Designer, Home Designer, House Designer, Intern Architect, Location Analyst, Location Man, Location Worker, Plumbing Designer, Principal, Project Architect, Project Manager, Real Estate Site Analyst

Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of Washington

Number Employed in Industry in 2007 in State of Washington

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Washington

Growth Projection in State of Washington

Architectural and Engineering Services

4,614

3,066

0.0%

N/A%