Architecture Careers

Launch a career doing what you love!

Get started in the career of your dreams with help from Opportunities in Architecture Careers. From skill and training requirements to current salary figures, this practical guide provides a complete overview of the job possibilities in your chosen field. With this knowledge, you'll feel confident to pursue a profession that makes both you and your wallet happy.

Opportunities in Architecture Careers will help you:

• Determine the specialty that's right for you, from design to construction to support
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of the architecture industry
• Find out what kind of salary you can expect for each job
• Understand the daily routine of your chosen field
• Focus your job search using the industry organization listings provided

You could have a successful career as a:

• contractor
• engineer
• architect
• public administrator
• equipment supplier

Opportunities in Architecture Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers in the field of architecture. The book includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

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This series highlighting various careers now runs to over 100 titles. Each provides an overview of the profession along with descriptions of various positions, and summarizes the training required along with salaries and benefits. Most list professional associations and organizations as well as educational programs, and some include bibliographies and/or glossaries. There are predictions for the future of the profession as well as tips on breaking into various fields, preparing for interviews, and paying for schooling. Many of the titles include profiles of people working in the field, describing their training and life on the job. The authors are sometimes professional career writers, and sometimes specialists in the areas they're writing about. For example, the author of Fund-Raising Careers has over 20 years experience in the field. The books will give curious students and career-changers a good idea of options in each profession; Biotechnology Careers, for example, describes biotechnology jobs in public relations, sales, teaching, and patent law as well as in labs, and it includes interviews with people working in different areas. Larger libraries will want to consider this series for their career collections. (VGM Opportunities). KLIATT Codes: SA—Recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2000, NTC/Contemporary Publishing/VGM Career Books, 148p, bibliog, 00-39270 20cm, $12.95. Ages 16 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; January 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 1)

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