Careers in architecture and construction encompass designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment .
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INTERESTS & ABILITIES
Activities that describe what I like to do
-Read & follow blueprints and/or instructions
-Picture in my mind what a finished product looks like
Work with my hands
-Perform work that requires precise results
-Solve technical problems
-Visit & learn from beautiful, historic, or interesting buildings
Personal qualities that describe me
-Curious
-Good at following directions
-Pay attention to detail
-Good at visualizing possibilities
-Patient and persistent
School subjects that I like
-Math
-Drafting
-Physical Sciences
-Construction Trades
-Electrical Trades/Heat, Air Conditioning &
Refrigeration/Technology Education
PATHWAYS IN THIS CLUSTER
Construction
Design/Pre-Construction
Maintenance/Operations
Suggested Courses for This Cluster
Advanced Composition
Algebra II
Algebra III/Trigonometry; Pre-Calculus
Building Trades I & II
Principals of Engineering PLTW-CEA
Engineering Design & Development PLTW-EDD
Foundations of Leadership
Fab Lab 1/2
Geometry in Construction
Physics; AP Physics
Principles of Engineering PLTW-POE
Psychology
Additional Courses for Specific Pathways
Construction Pathway:Intro to Production WeldingWoods - Materials ProcessWoods II - Fundamentals of Furniture ManufacturingDesign/Pre-Construction Pathway:Woods II - Fundamentals of Furniture ManufacturingFashion & Interior Design
Maintenance/Operations Pathway:Advanced ManufacturingIntro to Production WeldingMetals - Materials ProcessesMetals II - Intro to Machine ShopWoods - Materials Processes
Courses listed within this plan are only suggested coursework and should be individualized to meet each learner's educational and career goals.
CAREER OPTIONS IN ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
Entry Level = *Certificate, Technical or Associate Degree or Apprenticeship = **Bachelor or Advanced Degree = ***
Construction Pathway
Air Conditioning Technicians**
Bricklayers**
Building Contractors***
Cabinet Makers**
Carpenters**
Cement Masons*
Construction Laborers*
Construction Painters*
Construction Supervisors**
Construction Workers*
Drywall Installers*
Earth Drillers*
Electricians**
Elevator Mechanics**
Excavating & Loading Machine Operators**
Explosives Workers*
Extractive Worker Helpers*
Fence Builders*
Floor Covering Installers*
Furnace Installers**
Glaziers*
Grading & Leveling Machine Operators*
Groundskeepers & Gardeners**
HVAC Technicians**
Insulation Workers**
Ornamental Iron Workers**
Pipefitters**
Plumbers**
Roofers**
Sheet Metal Duct Installers**
Sheet Metal Workers**
Shipfitters**
Stonemasons**
Structural Metal Fitters**
Structural Steel Workers**
Tile Setters**
Design & Pre-Construction Pathway
Architechts***
Architectural Drafters**
Civil Drafters**
Civil Engineering Technicians**
Civil Engineers***
Cost Estimators***
Electrical Engineering Technicians**
Electrical Engineers***
Interior Designers**
Land Surveyors**
Landscape Architects***
Right-of-Way Managers***
Maintenance & Operations Pathway
Air Conditioning Technicians**
Air Hammer Operators*
Asphalt Paving Machine Operators*
Civil Drafters**
Construction Workers*
Cost Estimators***
Drywall Installers*
Earth Drillers*
Electricians**
Elevator Mechanics**
Extractive Worker Helpers*
Fence Builders*
Floor Covering Installers*
Furnace Installers**
Gas Appliance Servicers**
Glaziers*
Groundskeepers & Gardeners**
Insulation Workers**
Operating Engineers*
Paperhangers**
Pile Driving Machine Operators**
Plasters*
Power Plant Operators**
Sewer Pipe Cleaners*
Surveying Technicians**
ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR SPECIFIC CAREERS
Accounting I, II, III, IV
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
Chemistry
Earth Science
Economics; AP Microeconomics
Global Language
Government
Integrated Science Topics
Keyboarding
Microsoft Office
Money Matters
Personal Financial Management
Speech
WORK-BASED LEARNING
Job Shadow
School-Based Enterprise
-Advanced Manufacturing/Warrior Manufacturing
Youth Apprenticeship
- Architecture & Construction
CO-CURRICULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Athletics/Intramurals
Robotics Team
Science Olympiad
SkillsUSA
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