Inspector
Plans examiner
product rep

I know an Architect the left the profession to become a Police Officer. He was in his mid 30s. Went through the training and worked for about a year and then went back to architecture. Along that journey he had a kid and didn't want to burden his family with the stress from being a Police Officer.

A friend of mine has a B.Arch degree and is also a Fireman. He's in his early 30s. Works P/T in an architecture firm on his off hours. His Fire Fighter hours 3 days 12 hour shifts. Also his looking to move up the ranks. Maybe a Fire Inspector or Investigator. So in the future he may leave arch completely.

I know a female Architect wanting to become a Pilot. She is now working P/T for a small aviation co so she can log the flying hours she needs and works P/T in an arch firm.

Consultant of all kinds of different stuff.

I think it all depends on your natural skill set and drive. You don't HAVE to go to school to do anything really

if your b.arch is b.arch in science, you can apply for jobs that require b. of science degree.

too bad mine is b. architectural studies degree

know someone who got laid off, and now working in a nuclear plant. he's making 2X more than what he made while working for arch. firm

My son's high school CAD teacher is an Architect

Realtor

Property manager

Architecture theory professor.

Marketing manager

I love it! architectural theory professor is outside the profession.

I think that's the only time you'll see those four job titles in a group together.

My GRE proctor was an architect.

Tom Ford graduated with a degree in architecture.

My guess is that pdigi was looking for suggestions that are completely unrelated, for example, accounting or such. Honestly, I know a lot of unemployed Architects looking for anything and have applied for everything from pharmaceutical reps to insurance sales. The biggest problem is that in this economy no matter what you look into odds are stacked against you that someone else is applying with more marketable skills and background in said field. Most of my friends have 10+ years of experience in one field, traditional architecture. That's great and is a very well rounded background knowing what the business of Architecture is like and all, but getting an HR manager to understand that, and pick an Architect over someone with direct experience and background is near impossible.

Weird Al Yankovich is an Arch grad.

As tough as our market is for architecture jobs, I think the overall market is full of qualified applicants... I thought about branching out but it's hard to imagine what advantage we would have applying to totally unrelated positions vs people who have the background... I think the best bet might be something that benefits from our knowledge of the building industry and construction, 2d or 3d design technology, creative work, or a particular building or project type... For example, facilities management... If you have experience in law courts or health care for example, those are pretty specific... Graphic design...

Another field which seems interesting to me lately is interface design / interaction design... Web interfaces etc. Except I think it requires going to school a bit to catch up on some technology that people already in the industry are well versed in... A web design portfolio seems manditory... Another thought is things like creative director... Again though, I think despite or portfolios of architectural project work, we may be at a disadvantage vs people with experience...

Maybe design for ad agencies? Been watching mad men... I think something like the creative depts at ad agencies is something architects might do well in...

Industrial design?

Heard that a friend left architecture to be a facilities manager for a casino and now he's making his way through its management level.