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Architects Unhappy, US Architects Dying Off
Posted by JoeVare,
15 April 2005
According
to City & Guilds (a London based vocational
institute), you're (probably) not the only unhappy
architect. In their 2004 Happiness Index,
Architects were the 29th and least happy profession,
behind such professions as butchers, bankers
and civil servants. If you're thinking of a
career switch, the whole index is:
#01 - Hairdressers
- Perentage that are "Very Happy":
40
#02 - Clergy - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 24
#03 - Chefs/cooks - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 23
#04 - Beauticians - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 22
#05 - Plumbers - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 20
#06 - Mechanics - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 20
#07 - Builders - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 20
#08 - Electricians - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 18
#09 - Florists - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 18
#10 - Fitness Instructors - Percentage that
are "Very Happy": 18
#11 - Care Assistants - Percentage that are
"Very Happy": 18
#12 - Health care professionals - Percentage
that are "Very Happy": 17
#13 - Media - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 16
#14 - Chartered engineers - Percentage that
are "Very Happy": 15
#15 - Pharmacists - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 15
#16 - Scientists/R&D - Percentage that
are "Very Happy": 15
#17 - Butchers - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 14
#18 - DJs - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 13
#19 - Interior designers - Percentage that
are "Very Happy": 9
#20 - Travel Agents - Percentage that are
"Very Happy": 9
#21 - Teachers - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 8
#22 - Bankers - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 8
#23 - Accountants - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 7
#24 - IT Specialists - Percentage that are
"Very Happy": 5
#25 - Lawyers - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 5
#26 - Secretaries - Percentage that are "Very
Happy": 5
#27 - Estate Agents - Percentage that are
"Very Happy": 4
#28 - Civil Servants - Percentage that are
"Very Happy": 3
#29 - Architects - Percentage that
are "Very Happy": 2
Meanwhile
in the United States, architects aren't just
unhappy but they're also slowly disappearing.
According to a report from Architectural Record,
there are more architects dying than becoming
registered every year in California, the country's
biggest state. There are many legitimate reasons
for new graduates to put off getting their license,
something that more and more graduates realize
every year. The numbers cited by Architectural
Record are scary- in 1989 there were 1339 newly
licensed architects in California, while last
year the number dropped 70 percent down to only
398.
 Go
to the City & Guilds site and think about
becoming a hairdresser before it's too damn
late
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