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AIA / NCARB Survey Indicates Higher Employment Rates for Intern Architects
Image by Joann Lui from Archinect blog "Just an Intern : our architectural life inbetween"
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) conducted an Internship and Career Survey that revealed that there is a steady rise in employment for intern architects, along with a general sense of optimism in the future of employment prospects for the architecture profession.
— aia.org
Highlights from the full report include:
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78% of respondents reported being employed in professional architecture work – an 8% increase from 2010
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6% of respondents reported that they are unemployed – an 11% decrease from 2010
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70% of respondents said that they would remain in the architecture profession after having been laid off
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62% of interns indicate it taking three to five years to complete the Intern Development Program (IDP)
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53% of interns were able to complete all 17 IDP experience area requirements at one firm
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40% of interns are taking the Architecture Registration Examination concurrent with IDP
There were more than 10,000 responses to the survey that was executed in 2012 by The Rickinson Group, an independent third-party marketing research supplier.
For more data on internship salaries, take a look at the "Intern" salaries on Archinect's Salary Poll.
* Image above from Joann Lui, from her blog Just an Intern : our architectural life inbetween
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That's good news! It's exciting to see more and more firms hiring.
I was surprised when I saw my blog logo here!
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