Employment Possibilities
To become an architect, you must complete a professional degree, either a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or a Master of Architecture degree, complete an internship, usually two to three years and then pass the Architectural Registration Exam (A.R.E.).

Architects work in offices ranging from two to three to several hundred employees. Most projects require you to work on a team with other professionals in architecture and related fields. Architectural projects involve deadlines, which often require intense periods of work with long hours.

Salaries:
Entry Level with professional degree: $39,130
Average with experience: $62,850
Senior Level: $105,500

From U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2005

Employment Possibilities:
Architect
Architectural Illustrator/Renderer
Architectural Photographer
Animator
Architectural Critic
Architectural Programmer
Building Inspector
CADD Coordinator
Campus Planner
City Planner
Construction Inspector
Corporate Consultant
Design/build Team Manager
Developer
Environmental Planner
Furniture Designer
Model maker
Professor
Property Assessor
Set Designer

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Employment Possibilities To become an architect, you must complete a professional degree, either a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or a Master of Architecture degree, complete an internship, usually two to three years and then pass the Architectural Registration Exam (A.R.E.).

Employment Possibilities
To become an architect, you must complete a professional degree, either a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree or a Master of Architecture degree, complete an internship, usually two to three years and then pass the Architectural Registration Exam (A.R.E.).