# Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

> Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 17-1011.00
- **Summary:** Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

## Aliases

- Architect
- Design Architect
- Planner
- Project Architect
- Specifications Writer
- Building Architect
- Building Consultant
- Building Information Modeling Specialist (BIM Specialist)
- Commercial Green Building Architect
- Commercial Green Building Designer
- Commercial Green Retrofit Architect
- Facilities Planner

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details for its construction. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Consult with clients to determine functional or spatial requirements of structures. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.j |
| Meet with clients to review or discuss architectural drawings. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.j |
| Integrate engineering elements into unified architectural designs. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.b |
| Monitor the work of specialists, such as electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, interior designers, or sound specialists to ensure optimal form or function of designs or final structures. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Plan layouts of structural architectural projects. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.b |
| Conduct periodic on-site observations of construction work to monitor compliance with plans. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Prepare contract documents for building contractors. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Plan or design structures such as residences, office buildings, theatres, factories, or other structural properties in accordance with environmental, safety, or other regulations. | Core | 4.A.3.b.2.b |
| Direct activities of technicians engaged in preparing drawings or specification documents. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.e |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Inspect the condition of structures. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Document technical design details. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Discuss designs or plans with clients. | 4.A.4.a.2.j |
| Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications. | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Design structures or facilities. | 4.A.3.b.2.b |
| Prepare procedural documents. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects. | 4.A.2.a.4.e |
| Design water conservation systems. | 4.A.2.b.2.m |
| Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities. | 4.A.3.b.2.b |
| Investigate the environmental impact of projects. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Direct design or development activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.e |
| Perform marketing activities. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Prepare detailed work plans. | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Supervise engineering or other technical personnel. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design | knowledge | 4.9 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 4.81 |
| Visualization | ability | 4.12 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 4.1 |
| Engineering and Technology | knowledge | 4.05 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Operations Analysis | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 4 |
| Originality | ability | 4 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 4 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 4 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 4 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 4 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 4 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.95 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.86 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.81 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.62 |
| Far Vision | ability | 3.62 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.5 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.5 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.5 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.45 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.38 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Autodesk Revit | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Photoshop | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe InDesign | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Illustrator | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| PostgreSQL | Specialized Skill |
| NoSQL | Specialized Skill |
| MongoDB | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Maven | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Hive | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Hadoop | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Cassandra | Specialized Skill |
| Amazon Redshift | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hive | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software | yes | no |
| Chef | Configuration management software | yes | no |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system | yes | no |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| MongoDB | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| NoSQL | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software | yes | no |
| PostgreSQL | Object oriented data base management software | yes | no |
| Puppet | Configuration management software | yes | no |
| Chaos Enscape | Computer aided design CAD software | no | yes |
| McNeel Rhinoceros 3D | Graphics or photo imaging software | no | yes |
| 1ST Pricing Window & Door Toolkit | Procurement software | no | no |
| Apache Pig | Data base management system software | no | no |
| Applied Search Technology CADFind | Document management software | no | no |
| Artifice DesignWorkshop | Computer aided design CAD software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.95 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.9 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.6 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.58 |
| Contact With Others | 4.57 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.4 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.3 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.1 |
| Level of Competition | 4.1 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.95 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.86 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.86 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.75 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.65 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.62 |
| Time Pressure | 3.62 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.48 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.4 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.2 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.15 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.1 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.1 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.95 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.86 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.75 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.75 |
| Public Speaking | 2.71 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.67 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.65 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.6 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 2.48 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.45 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 2.43 |
| Exposed to High Places | 2.29 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 2.21 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.05 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.05 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.95 |
| Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | 1.86 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.85 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **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).
- **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.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 42.86 |
| Master's Degree | 23.81 |
| First Professional Degree | 23.81 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 4.76 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 4.76 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 5.19 |
| Dependability | work_style | 5 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 4.95 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 4.92 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.44 |
| Visual Arts | specific_interest_area | 4.26 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 4.13 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 4 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 3.88 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 3.65 |
| Construction/Woodwork | specific_interest_area | 3.31 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 3.04 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 3 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.92 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.81 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 2.7 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17-1012.00 | role-17-1012-00 | Landscape Architects | Primary-Short |
| 11-9021.00 | role-11-9021-00 | Construction Managers | Primary-Short |
| 27-1025.00 | role-27-1025-00 | Interior Designers | Primary-Short |
| 17-2051.00 | role-17-2051-00 | Civil Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 47-4011.00 | role-47-4011-00 | Construction and Building Inspectors | Primary-Short |
| 11-9041.00 | role-11-9041-00 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2112.00 | role-17-2112-00 | Industrial Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 27-1021.00 | role-27-1021-00 | Commercial and Industrial Designers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 25-1031.00 | role-25-1031-00 | Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 17-3011.00 | role-17-3011-00 | Architectural and Civil Drafters | Supplemental |
| 47-1011.03 | role-47-1011-03 | Solar Energy Installation Managers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Construction | construction |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Architecture and Related Services | architecture-and-related-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 96690
- **Mean Wage:** 103390
- **Pct10Wage:** 60510
- **Pct25Wage:** 76110
- **Pct75Wage:** 123300
- **Pct90Wage:** 159800
- **Employment:** 111140
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 98630 | 95880 | 12.71 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 9410 | 99130 | 11.29 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 5080 | 91030 | 0.87 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 1090 | 127240 | 0.54 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 680 | 105180 | 0.07 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 530 | 104990 | 0.08 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 520 | 100900 | 0.3 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 490 | 90200 | 0.05 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 300 | 104990 | 0.16 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 180 | 157230 | 0.03 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 140 |  | 0.07 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 120 |  | 0.01 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 98630 | 12.71 |
| 541330 | 541330 | Engineering Services | National industry | 9410 | 11.29 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 5080 | 0.87 |
| 238310 | 238310 | Drywall and Insulation Contractors | National industry | 110 | 0.62 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 1090 | 0.54 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 520 | 0.3 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 300 | 0.16 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 530 | 0.08 |
- **Count:** 21

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.018 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.047142 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 2.38871 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.6103589 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 72
- **Percentile:** 73
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 77 | felten_aioe |
| 79 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 61 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.047142 | 77 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9069767441860465 | 79 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.17491672042783615 | 61 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.018
- **Percentile:** 13
- **Band:** Low
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.06976744186046512
- **Beta:** 0.4883720930232558
- **Gamma:** 0.9069767441860465

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prepare contract documents for building contractors. | 0.023725499057142503 | 4.1 |
| Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. | 0.011297856693877383 | 4.4 |
| Prepare operating and maintenance manuals, studies, or reports. | 0.006573298440074114 | 2.55 |
| Plan layouts of structural architectural projects. | 0.004416434889424795 | 4.25 |
| Calculate potential energy savings by comparing estimated energy consumption of proposed design to baseline standards. | 0.004313727101298638 | 2.59 |
| Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. | 0.002875818067532425 | 4.43 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3.9
- **Growth Percentile:** 63
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 7.8
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 57
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 123.6
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 128.4

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 4
- **Task Count:** 8
- **Total Sample:** 732
- **Autonomy Median:** 4
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 37.98
- **Augmentation Share:** 53.75
- **Work Use Percent:** 72.74

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 49.77 |
| directive | 37.98 |
| learning | 3.98 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| work | 72.74 |
| personal | 12.56 |
| coursework | 11.03 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. | 0.020302537817227153 | task iteration | 4 | 203 |
| Prepare contract documents for building contractors. | 0.01970246280785098 | task iteration | 4 | 197 |
| Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities. | 0.019602450306288287 | task iteration | 4 | 196 |
| Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. | 0.005700712589073635 | task iteration | 4 | 57 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities. | 96.93877551020408 | 196 |
| Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. | 94.08866995073892 | 203 |
| Prepare contract documents for building contractors. | 90.86294416243655 | 197 |
| Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. | 54.385964912280706 | 57 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimated costs, or construction time. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: prepare contract documents for building contractors. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: develop marketing materials, proposals, or presentation to generate new work opportunities. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 24
- **Skills:** 58
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 71
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** db32b7110e716ed4