GSAPP | 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION GSAPP 2012 - 6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION is an attempt to capture the state of our class in our first year of post-gradschool life. Did we finally find a job? Did we move to another city? Another country? How many hours a week are we working? How much are we making? What software are we finally using? These are some of the questions this survey tries to answer, and in doing so, it may also serve as a snapshot of the architectural profession itself, how it treats its newest members and how it is doing in this fragile economy.
The survey was made up of 17 questions and was voluntarily responded by 63 graduates from the Masters of Architecture program at the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. This project was a collaboration between Juan Francisco Saldarriaga & Steve Sanchez For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
GSAPP 2012
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
JOB SEARCH STATUS
Time Between Graduation and Start of Work
Who Helped in Finding the Job
3 - 6 months
Friend
26
Nobody
%
Professor GSAPP
<1 month
51 %
23 %
Relative Previous employer Lover Google Maps 0%
1 - 3 months
Number of Job Applications Sent 10 - 25
23 %
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Number of Job Interviews 25 - 50 >50
13
3
%
1
%
2
<10
60 %
Between 3 and 5
More than 5
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
This survey is based on the responses from 63 Master of Architecture graduates from the class of 2012 of the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
GSAPP 2012
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employment Status part-time 5 intern % 6 %
Location
Average Number of Hours Worked per Week
west
freelance
5
13
overseas
2
%
%
%
full-time
midwest
less than 30 3 30 - 40 %
3
%
5
90
%
60 - 70
13
%
northeast
76
more than 70
%
5
%
%
40-50
50-60
43
34
%
%
Annual Salary Less than $30,000 $35,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $44,999 $45,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $54,999 $55,000 - $59,999 $60,000 - $64,999 $65,000 - $69,999 $70,000 or more 0%
5%
10%
15%
This survey is based on the responses from 63 Master of Architecture graduates from the class of 2012 of the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
20%
25%
GSAPP 2012
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
EMPLOYER STATUS
Type of Firm
Number of Employees *Other includes engineering startup, non-profit, real estate, development and freelancing
corporate
13
More than 100
11
medium size firm
%
17 %
50 - 100
18
%
18
yes
%
24
other*
Does the Firm Pay Overtime
%
%
no
83
1-10
42
small firm
40
29
%
educational
5
%
%
%
10 - 50
%
Type of Work
Location of the Work
Architecture
Local
Fabrication Interior Design
National
Graphic Design Product Design *Other includes retail, advertising, merchandising, experiential design, art, construction management, real estate, urban planning, law and business
Branding Other* 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
International
100%
0%
10%
20%
This survey is based on the responses from 63 Master of Architecture graduates from the class of 2012 of the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
GSAPP 2012
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
EXPERIENCE & COMPENSATION
Professional Arch. Experience Before Gradschool
Summer Design Internships During Gradschool
more than 3 years
Background in Architecture
more than 2
5
3
%
%
yes
60
2
27 %
none
31
31
%
43 %
no
%
40
39
21
%
%
%
1 to 3 years
%
none
Less than 1 year
1
Annual Salary - Years of Professional Experience Comparison
Annual Salary - Number of Summer Internships Comparison
Less than $30,000
None Less than 1 1-3 More than 3
$35,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $44,999
None 1 2 More than 2
Less than $30,000 $35,000 - $39,999 $40,000 - $44,999
$45,000 - $49,999
$45,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $54,999
$50,000 - $54,999
$55,000 - $59,999
$55,000 - $59,999
$60,000 - $64,999
$60,000 - $64,999
$65,000 - $69,999
$65,000 - $69,999 $70,000 or more
$70,000 or more 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
0%
5%
This survey is based on the responses from 63 Master of Architecture graduates from the class of 2012 of the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
10%
15%
20%
25%
GSAPP 2012
6 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION
EXPERIENCE & COMPENSATION
Annual Salary - Background Comparison
Software Use by Individual
1 ring = 5%
Architectural Non-Architectural
50% < 30
60%
40%
35 - 39
>70
70%
30%
40 - 44
65 - 70
80% 60 - 64
45 - 49
55 - 59
50 - 54
90%
This survey is based on the responses from 63 Master of Architecture graduates from the class of 2012 of the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. For more information contact 6mgrad@gmail.com
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20%
10%