Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________Architectural Drafters
! Personality Code: ARI! Education/Training Required:
Postsecondary vocational training
! Annual Earnings: $43,310
! Beginning Wage: $27,680
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 6.1%
! Annual Job Openings: 16,238
! Self-Employed: 5.0%
! Part-Time: 5.9%
! e job openings listed here are shared with Civil
Drafters.Prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs
and plans for buildings and structures according
to specifi cations provided by architect. Analyze
building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements,
and other technical documents and reports to deter-
mine their eff ect on architectural designs. Operate
computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment or con-
ventional drafting station to produce designs, work-
ing drawings, charts, forms, and records. Coordinate
structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and
determine a method of presentation to graphically
represent building plans. Obtain and assemble data
to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites
to compile measurements as necessary. Lay out and
plan interior room arrangements for commercial
buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD)
equipment and software. Draw rough and detailed
scale plans for foundations, buildings, and struc-
tures based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engi-
neering calculations, specifi cation sheets, and other
data. Supervise, coordinate, and inspect the work of
draftspersons, technicians, and technologists on con-
struction projects. Represent architect on construc-
tion site, ensuring builder compliance with design
specifi cations and advising on design corrections
under architect’s supervision. Check dimensions of
materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of
materials. Determine procedures and instructions tobe followed according to design specifi cations and
quantity of required materials. Analyze technical
implications of architect’s design concept, calculat-
ing weights, volumes, and stress factors. Create free-
hand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings.
Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior
designs for presentation to client. Reproduce draw-
ings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and
drawings, using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pen-
cil, and standard drafting instruments. Prepare cost
estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and tech-
nical reports for specifi c projects under an architect’s
supervision. Calculate heat loss and gain of build-
ings and structures to determine required equipment
specifi cations, following standard procedures. Build
landscape, architectural, and display models.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 02. Architecture and
Construction. Work Group: 02.03. Architecture/
Construction Engineering Technologies. Other Jobs
in " is Work Group: Architectural and Civil Draft-
ers; Civil Drafters; Surveyors.
Skills: Operations Analysis; Coordination; Active
Learning; Technology Design; Mathematics; Com-
plex Problem Solving; Science; Monitoring.
Education and Training Programs: Architectural
Te c h n o l o g y/ Te c h n i c i a n ; D r a f t i n g a n d D e s i g n Te c h -
nology/Technician, General; CAD/CADD Drafting
and/or Design Technology/Technician; Architec-
tural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD;
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD.
Related Knowledge/Courses: Design; Building and
Construction; Engineering and Technology; Com-
puters and Electronics; Mathematics; Physics.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; sitting; using
hands on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive
motions.Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
! e primary personality type for this occupation is Social.
Look for the description among the Social jobs.