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Build an exciting new career shaping our world and helping people achieve their dreams. It starts by studying an architecture course.
You’re a creative thinker with big ideas and the discipline to see them become reality. Turn your talents into a new career in a rapidly growing industry by studying an architecture course.
Expected to grow to employ 20 per cent more professionals by the end of the decade, the architecture profession in Australia is expanding rapidly and continuously adapting to meet changing needs for the places in which we live, work and play. By studying an architecture course, you’ll build the knowledge, skills and abilities required to work in an exciting growing field, and learn how to channel your natural talents and curiosities into a rewarding career.
Working closely with clients to achieve creative visions, architects are responsible for planning, designing, restoring and altering commercial and residential buildings. Working as an architect, you’ll draw on elements of art, engineering, urban design, geography, project management and drafting to successfully manage the complex processes that see people’s dream homes, offices and sites move from dreams to real places.
If you’re a big picture thinker who can work well with details, your unique skillset will set you up for success in the exciting and dynamic world of architecture.
In order to work as an architect in Australia you must hold an architecture degree, which you may study as a bachelor’s or master’s degree. After completing an architectural degree, you’ll work towards registration as a professional architect, and will likely work as a design or project architect, working in an architectural or design firm.
If you’re a creative thinker, like working with details, and want to build an exciting career working with people to help them achieve their goals, studying an architecture course is your next career step.
After completing an architecture course, you’ll likely work as an architect, designing and planning residential and commercial buildings. Day-to-day, your responsibilities may include work such as:
After completing an architecture course, you’ll likely start working towards registration as an architect, and may work in a small architecture firm or larger design or construction company.
Roles you may be qualified to take on after completing an architecture course include:
You’ll enjoy working in the architecture industry if you:
The architecture profession in Australia is a medium-sized and growing industry, according to the Australian Government’s Job Outlook.
Currently employing approximately 24,500 people, the profession has been increasing in size over the past decade and is likely to continue expanding until at least 2020, when it will employ approximately 29,000 people, according to Job Outlook.
The size of the architecture profession indicates roles are available in most areas of Australia.
An architect can expect to earn between $47,000 and $88,000 per year, with an annual average salary of approximately $61,000, according to PayScale.
PayScale notes a strong positive relationship between earning capacity and work experience, with experienced architects earning significantly higher wages than entry-level professionals. An entry-level architect can expect to earn an annual average salary of approximately $55,000, while an architect with 20 years or more of professional experience can earn on average approximately $100,000 per year.
PayScale notes that architects commonly start their careers as design architects, and later progress to working as project architects. For that reason, skills in project management and planning may enhance an architect’s earning capacity.
