Where a architect can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a architect already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Architects investigate, design, and oversee the construction and development of buildings, urban spaces, infrastructure projects, and social spaces. They design in accordance with the surroundings and regulations applicable in specific geographic areas, taking into account factors that include function, aesthetics, costs, and public health and safety. They are aware of social contexts and environmental factors, which include the relationships between people and buildings, and buildings and the environment. They engage in multidisciplinary projects aimed at developing the social fabric of a geographic area and advancing in social urbanism projects.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 72%
- Destinations
- 12each with a full record
- Within reach
- 1difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 95required or supplementary
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
- interior architect 53% covered · difficulty 55.2
- landscape architect 45% covered · difficulty 60.9
- architectural drafter 44% covered · difficulty 60.2
- building inspector 35% covered · difficulty 63.9
- construction manager 29% covered · difficulty 75.5
- land planner 29% covered · difficulty 71.1
- civil drafter 28% covered · difficulty 70.1
- construction general contractor 24% covered · difficulty 74
- construction general supervisor 24% covered · difficulty 77.5
- civil engineering technician 23% covered · difficulty 78.5
- urban planner 21% covered · difficulty 85.1
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architect is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a architect already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.