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Construction and Skilled Trades
How to become an Architect in Monaco
Architects design buildings that are safe, useful and beautiful, and guide them from sketch to construction.
Official definition
Building architects design commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and recreational buildings and plan and monitor their construction, maintenance and rehabilitation.
ISCO-08 unit group 2161, Building architects. Contains ESCO data. (c) European Union. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU). ISCO-08 is the International Standard Classification of Occupations of the International Labour Organization.
What the work involves
- Meet clients and develop design ideas
- Produce drawings and models
- Oversee construction for design quality
Key skills
- Computer-aided design
- Visual design
- Construction methods
- Project management
Where this career can lead
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Ways in
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Degree · about 5 years
Bachelor of Architecture
Experience · about 2 years
Supervised practice
Licence
Registration with the architects board
School subjects that keep this path open
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Fine Art or Technical Drawing
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Technical DrawingO*NET: DesignExtremely important (4.7)
- WoodworkO*NET: Building and ConstructionExtremely important (4.6)
- Design and TechnologyO*NET: Design + Engineering and TechnologyVery important (4.3)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageVery important (3.9)
- Government and PoliticsO*NET: Law and GovernmentVery important (3.8)
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (3.7)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsVery important (3.5)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsImportant (3.4)
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Preparation needed
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.
- Training
- 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.
Linked to the ESCO occupation architect and the O*NET profile Architects, Except Landscape and Naval through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Where this career can lead
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Careers people move in from
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Careers with similar skills
Related occupations
Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
- Landscape Architects
- Construction Managers
- Interior Designers
- Civil Engineers
- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Industrial Engineers
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Project Management Specialists
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Linked to the ESCO occupation architect and the O*NET profile Architects, Except Landscape and Naval through the official ESCO to O*NET crosswalk. O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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