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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did as an architect.  I left for an adjacent higher paying field.    Glad I got out in my thirties.  [/quote]

Which field did you leave for?

I ask because I have a child who is considering architecture. [/quote]

I’m not the pp but I was also an architect for six years and then left the profession. The pay is low, and the path to licensure is grueling with no real financial reward at the end of it. Unfortunately, this is very common for architectural professionals.  A couple of the most common adjacent fields people go into to make more money is either commercial real estate or go work at large general contractors. I myself left the building industry entirely and went back to grad school at 28, moved into a stem field. I left architecture making 58k in dc after 6 years of working and 6 years later I’m making 165k. No regrets in leaving the low paid architecture profession. I have two young girls and would not let them pursue the field.[/quote]

+1.  My sister worked so hard for so many years to become an architect, and then has been disappointed to learn that the pay is about equivalent to a teacher (but without the vacation time and without the benefits).[/quote]

Honest question, how did she not know that? [/quote]

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