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Description: Architectural and Engineering Managers plan, direct, and coordinate activities in the fields of architecture, engineering, research, or development.
Duties: Think critically, solve problems, coordinate between builders and designers, approve project design changes, budget.
Typical workday: Manage, communicate, and plan all technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
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Environment: Most Architectural and Engineering Managers work in offices, but some work in laboratories, production plants, or at job sites.
Hours: They work full time (40-50 hours a week). They can work nights, but usually not weekends.
Architectural and Engineering Managers work in teams. They mostly manage and lead co-workers.
The job is not physically demanding, but can be quite stressful and emotionally demanding due to strict time and budget constraints they work under.
Work is almost always done inside, sitting or standing.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/architectural-and-engineering-managers.htm

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Average PA salary: $141,180
This is a yearly salary
Common benefits include health care, life insurance, vacation (paid and unpaid), sick leave, and a retirement plan. Some receive expense accounts, stock-option plans, and bonuses.
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This occupation employs approximately 5,000 people in PA.
Most of these workers are employed by the manufacturing industry, but are also employed by companies who manage enterprises or perform services regarding architecture and engineering.
Projected growth is 6%.
Jobs can be located anywhere. Usually they are located in the proximity of a large city. Many jobs can be found in CA, FL, MA, and TX.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/architectural-and-engineering-managers.htm

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You would need at least a bachelors' degree in wither architecture or a type of engineering specialty to pursue this career.
Traits, skills, and training that is useful to have include critical thinking, problem sensitivity, leadership, coordination, and complex problem solving.
Extracurricular activities in high school that would help include a builders club, math league, or a business club.
Helpful courses include advanced math, physics, engineering design, architecture classes, or maybe even finance classes
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Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA (Architecture)
Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA (Architecture)
Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA (Mechanical Engineering)
Penn State University - State College, PA (Architecture)
Bucknell University - Lewisburg, PA (Mechanical Engineering)
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Benefits:
Wage is very high for all positions.
Plans and hard work come to life in the form of buildings and other structures.
Downside:
There is typically a lot of stress involved with this job due to time and budget constraints.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/architectural-and-engineering-managers.htm