CLusTER PROfiLE
Tactile and Analytical
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In the building industry, it takes two types
of people to construct a structure.
People working in design and pre-
construction—such as architects, landscape
architects, and interior designers—use their
creativity to plan and design buildings and
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their environments.
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Construction, maintenance, and
operations workers, on the other hand, are
detail-oriented people who like to work
with their hands.
What brings these two types together in a
common enterprise? Both say it’s their love
Architecture & Construction is BooMInG for
of buildings.
people who work with their heads and hands.
“The most fulfilling part of my job,”
says Russell Niemann, project manager at
the successful Houston construction firm
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he opportunities for employment Office buildings, hospitals, shopping Tribble & Stephens, “is being able to see the
in Architecture & Construction are malls, and other structures are sprouting results of your work—a building. You look
huge,” exclaims Charlene Anthony, up everywhere. Subdivisions consisting up and there’s this finished product.”
executive director of Houston’s chapter of everything from condos to mansions
of Associated General Contractors of are spreading throughout the suburbs.
America. “The industry is strong and The Dallas Cowboys are building a new
predicted to stay strong. In terms of 2.3 million-square-foot stadium at an
workforce development, I’d even say estimated cost of $1 billion.
it’s in a crisis state because there just Clearly, Architecture & Construction
aren’t enough people—at all levels, is a hot cluster when it comes to
from professional all the way down to career opportunities. In fact, in
the trades.” 2006, construction was the fastest-
Look around any Texas city and you’ll growing industry in Texas in
see what Anthony is talking about. terms of employment.
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is Architecture & Construction the right cluster for you? Take this
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quick quiz to find out. Answer “yes” or “no” to the following questions.
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do you like to Are you good did you build do you get good do you like Have you ever do you enjoy Are you good do you dream do you like
draw? at working with things with Legos grades in math working on built a tree decorating your at following of constructing working with
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tools? or blocks as a and science? projects as part house or another bedroom or other directions? skyscrapers or your hands?
child? of a team? structure? rooms in your other structures?
home?
If you answered “yes” to five or more of the above questions, Architecture & Construction may be the right cluster for you. To get a more specific and
scientific idea of your attitudes and abilities, ask your guidance counselor or teacher about taking a career assessment test or interest inventory.
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