What kind of person should consider becoming an architect?
Its good to be a people person. You need some spatial ability: the ability to visualize things in more than one dimension. It doesnt hurt to have artistic ability, although these days weve really switched overt to doing almost everything on computers. People still do sketch a lot by hand during the design phase. You should be pretty good in math and science, you need to take structural engineering and you have to understand about earthquakes. The state says the median salary for an architect is $28.96 per hour, or $60,236 annually, if you work 40 hours a week. Does that sound about right? It sounds right, although its widely variable. If youre the principal of a firm, its probably at least $100,000. When theyre starting out, intern architects make $34,500 to $39,800, according to an architect salary survey. Salaries are higher in urban areas. ROOFER Name: Rick Nikkila, owner Garon Roofing & Sheet Metal. Age: 50. Years on the job: 30. How do you spend a typical day at work? As the owner
